Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
A 17-year-old boy of Kasenengwa District in eastern provice has died from food poisoning after eating food suspected to have been mixed with a love concoction given to him by his 14-year old girlfriend.
Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Danny Mwale says initial investigations have revealed that on July 1, 2022, the deceased who was taking care of cattle together with his friend is said to have eaten nshima around 12:00 hours prepared by his girlfriend but that after his friend ate a lump of nshima, the deceased stopped him stating that his girlfriend prepared food enough for him alone.
Mr. Mwale says the two juveniles continued looking after cattle until evening when they both developed diarrhea and started vomiting.
He says the deceased who was severely affected was then rushed to Chipata General Hospital where he died on July 4, 2022 around 01:00 hours.
Mr. Mwale says Police have opened an inquiry file in the matter to establish the actual cause of death while the 14-year old juvenile suspected to be the girlfriend to the deceased and her grandmother aged 52 identified as Eliza Tembo who is alleged to have supplied the love concoction to her granddaughter are in police custody.
Meanwhile a 46-year-old man of Zumwanda area in Lumezi district who was shot on Monday this week by a Chinese national has died.
Edward Manda who was among other people found picking some aqua stones at Jin Wan Mine owned by Chinese nationals was shot on the left thigh by a 37-year old Chinese national identified as Wu Zhigang of Makeni area in Lusaka, causing him to sustain a fractured leg.