‘Dad kills daughter’

By ALEX NJOVU

POLICE in Chingola have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly killed his six-month-old baby girl using a machete after he disputed being the biological father.

Copperbelt police commanding officer Antonneil Mutentwa confirmed the incident yesterday in Kitwe.
Mr Mutentwa named the suspect as Kafwani Lumpa of house number C1 Kapisha township in Chingola.
He said the incident happened around 19: 00 hours on Saturday after the suspect picked up a quarrel with his wife about who was the biological father of their daughter .
Mr Mutentwa said his wife fled the matrimonial home when the quarrel ensued.
He said when the mother of the child was away, the suspect went to the bedroom where the toddler was sleeping and allegedly used a machete to cut part of its neck.
“We have a murder case in which a man has been accused of killing his own daughter using a machete,” Mr Mutentwa said.
He said the suspect would appear in court soon after all the investigations are completed.
Mr Mutentwa said the toddler died on the spot and that her body was lying in Nchanga North Hospital .
And Copperbelt Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) Jurita Mutale expressed shock at the way the toddler died.
“It is shocking. We just hope justice will not be delayed,” Ms Mutale said.
She advised people to resolve their marital problems in a mature manner to avoid any loss of life.
And an MMD member who was allegedly beaten by suspected Patriotic Front (PF) members in Kitwe ’s Chimwemwe Township has died.
Mr Mutentwa confirmed the death of Henry Chisenga yesterday in Kitwe.
“Yes, I have received a report on Henry Chisenga’s death. He died last night. If the relatives want us to conduct a postmortem, we will do it,” he said.
Mr Mutentwa however said police have not made any arrests and that they don’t know the people who beat up the deceased.
“We went to interview him in hospital but unfortunately he was not talking.
So we were waiting for him to get well so that we could get the necessarily information. We don’t know the people who beat him,” he said.
Copperbelt PF chairman Mwenya Musenge said it was not true that Patriotic Front members beat up an MMD supporter in Chimwemwe.
He wondered why the MMD was accusing the PF cadres of violence when the police had exonerated the opposition members.
But MMD Copperbelt chairman Joseph Chilambwe insisted that PF supporters beat up Mr Chisenga.