(Disclaimer: Sensitive Content Warning. Viewer discretion is advised) 3 MONTH OLD BABY DIES AFTER SUSPECTED RAT BITES IN ISOKA
A three month old baby boy has died in Isoka District after allegedly being bitten by rats while sleeping.
The incident happened on 20th October, 2026 around 13:00 hours at Lolani Village, Chief Kafwimbi in Isoka District.
Muchinga Province Police Commanding officer Lubinda Mayamba has confirmed the incident to Diamond TV.
According to police, the mother, 17-year-old Ivwananji Mbao of the same village, reported that she had returned home around midday from piece work and laid her baby, identified as Simon Simwakwanya, to sleep inside the house under a mosquito net.
She later found the infant unresponsive with visible injuries on the nose and scrotal sac, suspected to have been caused by rats.
The baby was rushed to Isoka District Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Police officers who visited the hospital conducted physical inspection of the body which showed the body was intact apart from the injuries on the nose and scrotal sac.
The body is in the Isoka District Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem examination.
By Cecilia Kayaya Mporokoso
