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A caretaker has told the Lusaka High Court that on the night of July 23, 2024, he heard two gunshots and later discovered a man lying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound to the head.
The witness, General Mwewa, 42, who works as a farm caretaker in National Housing near Njolwe area, close to Mikango Barracks, was testifying in a case where four men stand accused of murdering Information and Broadcasting Authority Director General, Guntila Muleya.
The accused are police officer M’Thusani Dokowe, 30, his brother Samuel Dokowe, accountant Francis Chipyoka, 42, and police officer Caleb Zulu, 30.
Mwewa testified that earlier that evening, a friend phoned him about a suspicious vehicle moving erratically in the area.
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He later saw the vehicle with its lights flickering and, after flashing his phone torch towards it, noticed the occupants shutting the doors.
He said the vehicle briefly followed him at high speed before he managed to return home.
“After I got home, I told my child about the suspicious car. Shortly after, I heard two gunshots from the direction where the car had gone. We switched off the lights in fear,” he told the court.
The following morning, around 06:00 hours, Mwewa came across a lifeless man lying face down, bleeding heavily from the head and shoulder.
“I found him lying face down with blood flowing. It looked like he had been shot. I called my boss who then contacted the police. Later, police came, searched his pockets and found his identification.
He was handcuffed and had a deep wound on the forehead,” Mwewa testified, adding that police confirmed the handcuffs and bullets were of police issue.
The State also called George Kamboyi, 42, who said he too noticed a suspicious vehicle in the area that evening.
He testified that he later received a call from Mwewa reporting gunshots, though he personally did not hear them.
During cross-examination, Kamboyi admitted he neither witnessed the shooting nor saw the deceased, only learning of the incident afterward.
The trial continues.
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