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A tragic incident has unfolded in Kalomo, Southern Province, where a couple allegedly killed their one-year and three-month-old child during a domestic altercation over nshima.
The couple initially claimed the child had accidentally fallen into a well, but the mother later confessed that the child was fatally struck with a pot in the midst of a fight between the two.
This is according to a statement issued by Southern Province Police Commanding Officer, Auxensio Daka, on Sunday.
“On July 5, 2025, at 14:00 hours, Kalomo Police Station received a report from Mr. Timothy Masaka, the sitting Chief Sipatunyana, alleging that a couple in Simwajata Village had murdered their child,” Daka stated.
He explained that the incident occurred earlier that day at around 01:00 hours, involving Patson Munsaka, 40, and his wife, Fenister Simuloonga, 29, both of Simwajata Village under Chief Sipatunyana.
“Brief facts of the matter are that in the early hours of the said date, the couple engaged in a dispute after the husband demanded nshima and the wife refused to prepare it. In the course of the quarrel, the husband picked up a pot and threw it at his wife, but it struck their child, Matson Simanyengwe, who immediately lost consciousness,” he said.
At around 07:00 hours, the couple rushed the unresponsive child to Simwatachela Health Facility, where they were informed the child was already dead.
Daka further disclosed that by 11:00 hours, the couple proceeded to the home of the husband’s father, Patson Simachembele, 75, in Muulwa Village, Chief Simwatachela, carrying the deceased child’s body.
Police investigations into the matter are ongoing.
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