Man dies after being burned with boiling water in Mazabuka
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lusaka Times
A 36-year-old man died at Mazabuka hospital in Zambia after being burned with boiling water on 11 October. Police say his 15-year-old sister, suspected of pouring the water on him, has been detained, Lusaka Times reports.
A 36-year-old man died on 17 October in Mazabuka, in Zambia’s Southern Province, after being seriously burned by his 15-year-old sister with boiling water, Lusaka Times reports. The victim, from Plan 2000 Compound, had been in hospital since the incident on 11 October.
According to Moono Namalongo, the Southern Province police commanding officer, the man, who was drunk, allegedly insulted his sister and tried to assault their 60-year-old mother. The girl allegedly then took a pot of boiling water placed on a brazier and poured it over him.
The victim died at around 9pm at Mazabuka General Hospital, where he was receiving treatment. The suspect is being held by police, while the body was taken to the hospital mortuary pending a post-mortem examination, Moono Namalongo said.
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