A man of Mpongwe identified as Mumba Fortunatious has been arrested for setting ablaze his 45-year-old girlfriends house after a dispute.
Mr Mumba ,41, who has been staying with Maureen Mwendela for about five months resorted to setting on fire her house hold goods valued at K32,950 after the two quarrelled.
Accodinh to Copperbelt commanding officer Peacewell Mweemba, police received a report of arson which occurred between Monday and yesterday around 20:00 hours.
“Maureen reported that her house was set ablaze by her boyfriend Mumba whom she stays with and this was after they had a dispute and property (house hold goods) which included Sofas bed, matress, a Television Set, bedings and others altogether valued at K32,950.00 were burnt to ashes. Brief facts of the matter are that the suspect has been staying at the complainants house for the past five months, so on Monday at 20:00hours the two had a dispute so the complainant decided to leave the house stating that the suspect was drunk and was disturbing her sleep. After leaving her house she informed her sister who stays in the neighborhood that she was going to seek refuge at her brothers’ house within Mpongwe and she left,” he said.
Mr Mweemba said around 03:00 hours the sister to the complainant was awakened by unusual sounds from outside and when she went outside she found her sister’s house on fire.
“With the help of neighbours, they managed to put off the fire ,but the above mentioned property were burnt to ashes. Police visited the scene of crime and confirmed the matter. The suspect Mumba has been apprehended and he will appear in court soon,” he said This is contained in a report published by Mwebantu.