29/08/2026
26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN OF KAZUNGULA COMMITS SU***DE IN POLICE CELLS.
A 26-year-old woman has allegedly committed su***de while in police custody at Kazungula Police Station in Southern Province.
Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo says Milimo Mpongo of Makalanguzu Village in Kazungula District was found hanging in the female cells between 07:00 and 08:00 hours yesterday, August 28, 2026.
Ms. Mpongo was detained alone in connection with four theft complaints.
Mr. Namalongo says on August 27, 2026, between 14:00 and 16:00 hours, Ms. Mpongo allegedly visited four different Airtel Money businesses in Kazungula District and requested transactions ranging from one thousand to three thousand four hundred kwacha to be deposited into her mobile money number.
He says it is alleged that after the transactions, she would open a small black laptop bag she was carrying and claim that she had forgotten the money at home before leaving the respective premises.
Mr. Namalongo says following the complaints, Ms. Mpongo was apprehended and placed in police custody.
He says officers on duty spoke to her at around 07:00 hours yesterday and found her alive, but she was later discovered hanging in the female cells using the chitenge material she was wearing, which had been tied to a window burglar bar.
Mr. Namalongo says Police informed the deceased’s relatives, after which the body was untied in the presence of a relative and taken to Kazungula General Hospital, where she was certified dead.
He says the body was later deposited at Livingstone Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting postmortem examination.
Meanwhile, Police have launched investigations into the incident.26-YEAR-OLD WOMAN OF KAZUNGULA COMMITS SU***DE IN POLICE CELLS.
A 26-year-old woman has allegedly committed su***de while in police custody at Kazungula Police Station in Southern Province.
Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo says Milimo Mpongo of Makalanguzu Village in Kazungula District was found hanging in the female cells between 07:00 and 08:00 hours yesterday, August 28, 2026.
Ms. Mpongo was detained alone in connection with four theft complaints.
Mr. Namalongo says on August 27, 2026, between 14:00 and 16:00 hours, Ms. Mpongo allegedly visited four different Airtel Money businesses in Kazungula District and requested transactions ranging from one thousand to three thousand four hundred kwacha to be deposited into her mobile money number.
He says it is alleged that after the transactions, she would open a small black laptop bag she was carrying and claim that she had forgotten the money at home before leaving the respective premises.
Mr. Namalongo says following the complaints, Ms. Mpongo was apprehended and placed in police custody.
He says officers on duty spoke to her at around 07:00 hours yesterday and found her alive, but she was later discovered hanging in the female cells using the chitenge material she was wearing, which had been tied to a window burglar bar.
Mr. Namalongo says Police informed the deceased’s relatives, after which the body was untied in the presence of a relative and taken to Kazungula General Hospital, where she was certified dead.
He says the body was later deposited at Livingstone Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting postmortem examination.
Meanwhile, Police have launched investigations into the incident.
