A male adult of Garden area of Lusaka’s Kanyama Compound identified as Paul Phiri (29) is reported to have murdered his two sons aged five and three years respectively by giving them doom and later committed suicide by consuming the same substance.

This happened on Friday, between 14:00Hours and 17:00Hours in Kanyama Compound.

Zambia Police Public Relations Officer Esther Katongo explains to Byta FM that before committing the act, Phiri had called his brother in law Rodrick Banda of George Compound informing him that he was going to give Doom to his two sons and also take his life.

Katongo says by the time Rodrick Banda was reaching Garden compound at about 17:00Hours, he found three bodies on the floor in one room with an empty bottle of Doom and a cup which contained a mixture of Doom and unknown drink.

She narrates that the reason for his actions is believed to be failed marriage reconciliation with his first wife, the mother of the two deceaced juveniles.

The matter was reported to police by the neighbour of the deceased.

The remains are in the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) mortuary awaiting burial.