Police arrest Constable Hanjase Malichoni for alleged murder

A Police officer identified as Constable Hanjase Malichoni has been arrested for the offence of murder.

Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, Danny Mwale, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lusaka said a 37-year-old officer based at Paramilitary Battalion in Lusaka is alleged to have shot two people on May 1, 2023 around 03:00 hours at a named bar in Linda Compound.

Mwale said the victims were rushed to the University Teaching Hospitals where one of them identified as Owen Kasenke aged 34 of Linda Compound was pronounced dead upon arrival.

He said the other identified as Gabriel Phiri aged 29 also of Linda Compound who sustained a gunshot injury to the abdomen was admitted to the same Hospital.

“Gabriel Phiri died yesterday, May 2, 2023 around 19:00 hours while in admission and the two bodies are in the hospital mortuary waiting for postmortem examination,” Mwale said.

He said Police investigations to establish the circumstances that lead to the shooting of the victims are ongoing.

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