A man in Chingola has hacked his wife to death and later committed suicide.

And Chingola’s Chiwempala residents have bemoaned the high levels of violence and abuse against women in the area.

Residents – mostly women who spoke in unison said there is high number of physical abuse amongst married women in the area.

Lakabu Simukoko of unknown age of House number 28 Nalumango Street, Chiwempala hacked his wife – Gertrude Mpundu Simukoko in the early hours of Tuesday 5th March 2019.

Simukoko who had reportedly been experiencing marital problems with the wife started playing loud music around 04:30hrs to the amazement of neighbors.

At 05:00 hrs Simukoko’s oldest daughter identified as Izukanji went to check on her parents to enquire why the loud music was playing only to find her mother lying in the pool of blood and her father missing.

Later Simukoko threw himself at a moving Truck along Solwezi -Chingola Road.

Both bodies are lying at Nchanga North General Hospital Mortuary.