A male adult aged 33 years identified as Brian Banda of Sinda’s Kawaza compound was beaten and murdered by a mob yesterday 27th August, around 19:00hrs at Kalomo Village, Chief Mbang’ombe in Sinda District in Eastern Province.
Eastern Province Commanding Officer of Police, Robertson Mweemba has confirmed the incident.
The matter was reported to Sinda Police by Besamu Phiri aged 58 years, a headman of Kalomo village, Chief Mbang’ombe, Sinda District that one male adult of unknown residence was beaten and murdered by a mob from his village and surrounding areas.
Mr Mweemba has disclosed that brief facts of the matter are that the now deceased, together with two others unknown were spotted passing through Kalomo village in a quantum bus registration number ARB 6415ZM around 18:30 hours and went to park in the bush.
“That raised suspicions among the villagers who have been having their animals stolen by unknown people. They organised themselves and went to approach them.”
“When they reached there, they found that all the occupants had abandoned the vehicle and ran away which made them furious that they started searching and managed to find two whom they started beating using stones and sticks,” stated the Police Commanding Officer.
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