By White Luhanga
A Grade 9 pupil from Sinda Day Secondary School in Sinda District of Eastern Province has allegedly taken her life after consuming maize preservative tablets following a reprimand from her father for being found with a boyfriend behind their home.
Eastern Province Police Commissioner Robertson Mweemba confirmed the incident, stating that it occurred yesterday, 17th November, 2025, at about 17:00 hours at Chamabvu Compound.
Brief facts of the matter are that, the victim, Memory Banda, aged 16, was found with a boyfriend behind their home by her father, who talked to her to desist from that kind of behavior and concentrate on her education.
It is alleged that the words from her father did not sit well with her, and she decided to take her own life.
She was rushed to Sinda Zonal Health Facility, where she died later.
The body has been deposited into St. Francis Mission Hospital Mortuary.
Zambia Reports 18th November, 2025.