13 April 2020 :
Two police officers of Choma have been sentenced to death by hanging for causing the death of a suspected thief, The Daily Mail reported on 10 April 2020.
This is in a case Marstone Simweene, 38, and Muyunda Mufungulwa, 31, of Macha Police Post in Choma, were charged with murder.
Livingstone High Court Judge Chilombo Phiri heard on 9 April that on 10 March 2018, the duo received information from Mapeke’s father that his son was hiding in the house after stealing some goods and asked the police to apprehend him.
(Sources: daily-mail.co.zm, 10/04/2020)
