Two male juveniles are nursing serious burns in Chipata general hospital after their father allegedly poured petrol on them and set them ablaze in Nabvitika compound yesterday.
Eastern Commissioner of Police Grace Chipalila confirmed to ZANIS in Chipata today and named the two as Greenford Zulu aged eight and Gift Zulu aged five.
Mrs. Chipalila said the boys sustained 99 and 86 percent burns respectively and described their condition as critical.
She said the father to the boys fled after the incident.
Mrs. Chipalila said the incident happened around 03:00 hours when the father of the boys, Pemphani Zulu of Nabvutika compound, poured petrol on them and set them ablaze.
She further stated that the incident was reported to the police by a neighbour, Emelia Mkandawire also of Nabvutika compound around 04:30 hours.
Mrs. Chipalila said the motive of the setting of the children ablaze has not yet been established as Zulu is still on the run.
Meanwhile, police in Chipata district have arrested a man of Pasikereta village in Mchinji in Malawi for defiling a13 year old girl of Paramount Chief Mpezeni’s area.
Mrs. Chipalila said Samuel Phiri is alleged to have defiled the minor at an unknown place on Monday, March 19 2012.
The incident was reported by the father of the victim to the police on the same day and Phiri was arrested the following day.
She said the man was in police custody and will appear in court soon.
QFM NEWS
komfwa
March 22, 2012 at 8:47 am
batumfweko mulechitako na apologise pliz. thts wat other medias do 4 such a mes. munasheko no mwambuko na wed mwalapena.
Franconel
March 22, 2012 at 8:49 am
WTF!!!!
Ba Tumfweko mwalipena!
Mpangula Mputyu
March 22, 2012 at 8:50 am
The heading and story different. whats up!!! Are u sleepy?
Chimbwi
March 22, 2012 at 8:53 am
U c guys these pipo(tumfweko) enjoy the insults thats why the deliberately post thing that are parallel to each other.
general kanene
March 22, 2012 at 9:00 am
Where is the main story here…we are reading something else,wachita over ba tufwenko…
lol
March 22, 2012 at 9:27 am
Confused lot
ASSORTED FRUITS
March 22, 2012 at 9:34 am
Can you correct this mistake please! kana triper ka nsoni?
BA woods 2010
March 22, 2012 at 10:12 am
ba tumfweko be realistic. wats this nonsense ?
jack
March 22, 2012 at 10:13 am
this is misplace, story.
Watchman over Watchdog-Galileo Galilei is back!
March 22, 2012 at 10:20 am
It is deliberate naimwe. Tumfweko know what they are doing. Ba ma setting ba ngwele. They like games.
prettel
March 22, 2012 at 10:36 am
different story different heading!!!!!
Snr.citizen
March 22, 2012 at 10:37 am
Tumfweko with due respect may you please correct the mistake.
Spuntro!
March 22, 2012 at 10:42 am
Tumfweko get organised!
edwardo
March 22, 2012 at 10:43 am
rubbish!!!
African gal
March 22, 2012 at 10:45 am
kekekekekeke ba Tumfweko fwaka ne fyamba tafibacita bwino lucelocelo
DREX
March 22, 2012 at 11:02 am
MWA KANGIWA ,in capital letters…
Bupe
March 22, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Ba Tunfweko, u are a rececipe to genocide. That’s why u even report on tribe issues. If only you can have prudent editors, some of the stories would not have been written. This is the first time in my life when I feel there is ethnic war between Bembas and Tongas because you report every rubish comment from politician or people on this blog. One day is one day and Zambia will be in fire because of careless reporting. If you think what happened in Rwanda cannot happen in Zambia then too bad.
Unanimoususer86
March 22, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Heading Title has completely nothing to do with the stories presented… #Tumfwekofailnumber1!… lol
David
March 22, 2012 at 4:56 pm
We expected to hear about the pregnant school girls under your heading and not about burns.
Edit your work before posting it to the website.
abyei
March 22, 2012 at 7:51 pm
slightly try to concentrate.the heading is different from the story.