49-YEAR-OLD MAN MURDERED AND BURIED IN A TWO ROOMED MUDDY HOUSE OPERATING AS A SHOP
A 49 year old man identified as Patrick Champolela, popularly known as Choga, has been murdered and buried in a two roomed muddy house that was being used as a shop.
The incident is suspected to have happened between March and 11/10/2025 in Lunda village, Kapirimposhi.
Central Province Commissioner Charity Munganga explains that the deceased went missing in March 2025, but his friend Shadrick Tembo, aged 22, has been operating the same shop where the body was found since August 2025.
Ms. Munganga reveals that the body was found in a decomposed state, both legs tied with a green chitenge material and protruding out of the shallow grave.
She notes that investigations into the matter have instituted and that the friend to the deceased Shadrick Tembo has been detained while the body of the deceased has remained in the house awaiting exhumation and postmortem.