Man finds suspect de#d, hanging from burglar bars.
AFTER experiencing four days of detention at Kitwe’s Zamtan Police Post, a 32 year old man, who was apprehended for trying to steal a goat, has been found dead by a fellow suspect.
It is reported that Philison Kahalu hanged himself to a burglar bar using a pair of socks yesterday.
According to Copperbelt Province police commanding officer Peacewell Mweemba, Kahalu was among a group of suspects that ran away after they were discovered, trying to slaughter a goat from a farm in Zamtan compound.
While Kahalu’s counterparts managed to escape, he was apprehended and detained on January 27 this year.
However, around 04:30 hours, police officers at Zamtan Police Post on duty yesterday heard some suspects shouting that one of them had committed su#c!de.
The deceased was found by 27 year old Frederick Mulenga who was heading to the lavatory.
Kalemba February 1, 2023