LIFESYLE
Family Faces Challenges in Burying Woman and Baby Who Passed Away Hours Apart at the Market
The family of a woman who passed away after delivering a stillborn baby at a market shelter in Nakonde is facing financial challenges and lacks the means to transport the bodies back home.
The woman, Josephine Mumba, aged 46, was a market vendor from Chinsali and had been residing at the Nakonde Town Centre Market shelter for several weeks. Some fellow vendors claimed that she had not disclosed her pregnancy and had attributed her swollen stomach to other causes.
On Monday night, she gave birth to a female baby who was stillborn and allegedly died shortly after. Both the mother and the baby were rushed to the Nakonde Urban Clinic, where Josephine succumbed to excessive bleeding.
Her family, which includes her father and her husband, Bupe Kasomo, is en route to Nakonde from Chinsali and Serenje, their respective places of residence. They have decided to lay both Josephine and the baby to rest in Nakonde and subsequently hold a funeral service in Serenje, her hometown. They are expected to arrive in Nakonde late this evening and conduct the burial tomorrow.
Josephine leaves behind eight children from her marriage, and her husband was aware of her pregnancy. Her sister, Pauline Mumba, expressed the family’s profound grief over the loss of both her sister and niece.
The police have initiated an investigation into the matter, opening a case of concealment of birth. They await the results of the postmortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death for both the mother and the baby.
In a case before Magistrate Mutinta Mwenya, a woman residing in Lusaka’s Apollo Barrack has been accused of assaulting her four-year-old stepson. The defendant, Longwe Ngosa, faces one count of assault on a child.
During the court proceedings, the accused asserted that the alleged assault on the boy was inflicted by his class teacher. According to her, the child was disciplined by his teacher for soiling his pants, which resulted in whip marks on his body.
The defendant claimed that she only noticed the boy’s swollen hand and the whip marks when she was bathing him. She further explained to the court that before the incident, the boy had suffered an injury to his cheek from falling off a table before he started attending school.
Police Arrest Pastor Abraham Lloyd Mulenga, Leader of Angelic Ministry Church
Pastor Abraham Lloyd Mulenga, aged 32, also known as Prophet Abraham Angel Israel and the leader of Angelic Ministry Church in Lusaka, has been apprehended and detained by police at Lusaka Central Station.
The arrest, which took place in connection with an incident on February 6, 2024, around 20:00 hours along Cairo Road in Lusaka, was made on grounds of allegedly conducting himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of the peace.
Reports suggest that Pastor Mulenga entered Shoprite along Cairo Road accompanied by approximately 100 youths, whom he had gathered earlier purportedly to clean the town center. Upon entering the shop, he allegedly failed to settle the bill for the food purchased for the group, prompting intervention by authorities.
Currently detained at Lusaka Central Police Station, Pastor Mulenga will face charges related to the offense of Conduct Likely to Cause a Breach of the Peace. Additionally, he faces another case at Chawama Police Station for the offense of Obtaining Money by False Presence. Following proper legal procedures, he will be transferred to Chawama Police Station to answer these charges.
The Zambia Police Service emphasizes its commitment to maintaining law and order in communities, urging the public to cooperate with law enforcement agencies and report any suspicious activities. Legal procedures will be followed to ensure justice is served.
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