Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:04:19 +0000 By Charles Musonda ANOTHER murder has hit Lusaka but this time not through gender based violence but petty thieving in which the assailants stole K1 coins and some groceries from the victim. Police have identified the deceased as Weddy Hamambo, 42, who was attacked inside his shop at Piyo complex in Lusaka’s Desai compound, one of the city’s oldest compounds. Mr. Hamambo was a businessman dealing in groceries and alcohol and used to run a pool table and a bonanza gaming machine – a coin game common in most township pubs. Police spokesperson Esther Katongo said the Hamambo’s decision to provide his own security by spending nights in the shop, turned tragic between 21:00 hours on Monday and 06:00 hours yesterday when he was attacked by a gang of criminals. “The deceased had a shop at the same complex where he was selling some groceries and some beer […]
