A Security Guard of Bauleni Compound in Lusaka Zambia ,has been arrested in relation to the murder of his intimate partner, Eunice Nakombe, 27, who was found deceased in a decomposed state.
The suspect has been identified
as Mabvuto Mudenda aged 28 who committed the offence on 29 February 20240.
The deceased was a living-in
maid to Maria Ngambi of Chamba Valley, whose brother, Joseph, had reported the
matter at Woodlands Police Station.
According Public Relations
Officer for Woodland Police Rae Hamoonga, Nakombe’s remains were discovered
covered with a blanket and surrounded by buckets and dishes at plot number 63,
Cedar Road, Woodlands.
Hamoonga states that following
investigative efforts, Police apprehended Mudenda who was found hiding in
Chalala Compound where he sought refuge at a colleague’s residence.
He says during interrogation,
it was revealed that the deceased had been in a relationship with the suspect
for over a year, with Mudenda confessing to harboring intentions of acquiring
Nakombe’s property.
Hamoonga notes that Mudenda
strangled his partner to death and spent the night at the crime scene, from
21:00 hours when he abandoned his duty guard post, until 09:00 hours the
following morning.
He says during that time,
Mudenda collected various items from the property which include a bed,
mattress, dining table with chairs, a 65-inch TV, a radio cassette with
speakers, clothing, two suitcases, kitchenware, and assorted groceries.
Hamoonga conveys that the
stolen properties were recovered in a place called Jamaica beyond Kasupe area
at the residence of Mudenda’s wife’s sister on 18th March.
He however notes that the
deceased’s phone remains missing as Mudenda claims to have disposed of it at an
undisclosed location.
Mudenda will soon appear in
court to answer charges leveled against him.
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