A 25 year old man suffering from a mental health condition has hacked his father to death with a axe in Mpika district.
The 69 year old was murdered on Monday 12th October 2026 at Chifobole village of chief Chikwanda ‘s chiefdom.
Muchinga Province Police Commanding Officer Lubinda Mayamba has confirmed that Stephen Chanda, aged 48, reported that his cousin, Chota Benato, aged 69, was murdered by his son, Patrick Chota, of the same abode.
Brief facts of the matter are that the deceased was staying with his son, who is a psychiatric patient managed as an outpatient and on therapeutic injections.
However on the material day around 23:30 hours, Godfrey Chewe, aged 34, son to the deceased who lives about 15 metres away from his father’s house, heard his father shouting for help. When he rushed to the scene, he found his younger brother assaulting their father with a hoe inside his bedroom.
Due to the violent conduct of his brother, he could not get closer and left to seek help from neighbours, but upon returning, they found the victim had already been killed, while the suspect was sitting outside the house.
Mpika Police officers that visited the scene. found the victim lying face down in a pool of blood inside his bedroom, with multiple deep cuts on the head.
A blood-stained hoe believed to have been used in the act was found beside the body and has been recovered as an exhibit while the body has been deposited at Mpika Urban Mortuary awaiting post-mortem examination.
The suspect has been apprehended, detained in custody for the offence of murder and will appear in court soon.
By Cecilia Kayaya Mporokoso
