By ALEX NJOVUAN ELEVEN year-old grade six pupil has been murdered by a suspected mentally-ill man in Mufulira’s Kantanshi.
Copperbelt commissioner of police Mary Tembo and Mufulira district commissioner Beatrice Mithi confirmed the murder in separate interviews in Kitwe yesterday.
Ms Tembo said the incident happened on Sunday at about 11:00 hours and named the victim as George Tandeo of Kantanshi.
“A huge stone was used to crash his head and George died on the spot. The incident happened along TD 11 road in Kantanshi,” she said.
Ms Tembo named the assailant as 21-year-old Patrick Zulu and police have detained him, awaiting a medical examination to ascertain his sanity.
And Ms Mithi also said Zulu allegedly knocked out the boy’s teeth during the assault.
“We are all saddened by what has happened. This is a terrible death,” Ms Mithi said.
She said George was in the company of his friends when Zulu attacked the boys. One boy managed to escape and immediately reported the matter to the police.
It is believed that Zulu is deranged and a habitual drug user.
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