3 Chifunabuli juveniles arrested for murder
By a Correspondent
THREE juveniles in Chifunabuli District of Luapula Province have been arrested in connection with the murder of their 15-year-old friend.
The juveniles, all boys aged 13, 12 and 13 years, allegedly beat their friend for losing their handmade ball, popularly known as icimpombwa in the local language.
The arrests followed a postmortem conducted on the victim at Lubwe Mission Hospital, which revealed that the boy died from a head injury.
He had a fractured skull.
Chifunabuli district commissioner Stanley Mukosa confirmed the arrest of the boys on March 04, after each one of them was warned and cautioned in the presence of their parents and a social welfare officer.
“All the three young suspects were summoned to Chifunabuli Police Station on March 04, 2026 where each was warned and cautioned in the presence of their mother and a social welfare officer,” Mukosa said.
He said the youths had been jointly charged and arrested for murder.
“In consideration of the seriousness of the offence alleged to have been committed by the trio, after formal arrest, they have been detained in police custody awaiting court date,” Mukosa said.
On March 1 a report of suspected murder was reported to police by a nurse on duty at Lubwe Mission Hospital, after the body of the now dead boy was brought in dead by his uncle.
