WHAT was meant to be an a cheerful day full of celebration over the birth of Jesus Christ, turned into sorrow after a woman lost her life why trying to buy chickens for Christmas.
In the wee hours of yesterday, around 04:30 hours, 32-year-old Moley Mweemba from Siansowa Village met her fate after she leaned on an electric fence while trying to purchase chickens.
Mweemba along with three others reportedly woke up before the sun could say hi, and went to buy chickensfrom a local farmer, Cephas Musoni for the Christmas celebrations.
But unknown to her, she would not even have the chance of tasting the chickens, let alone slaughtering them, as the fence surrounding the chicken run was live and took her life.
While trying to pick the best chickens for the day, she leaned on the electrical fence, and was immediately electrocuted.
People came to help her and immediately rushed her to Siansowa Health Post to seek immediate medical care, but unfortunately, she was pronounced dead upon arrival.
Southern Province police commanding officer, Auxensio Daka confirmed the incident was reported to Maamba Police Station by the victim’s uncle, Joseph Chilufya.
Daka said police issued out a Brought In Dead (BID) form, adding that her body has since been deposited in the Maamba General Hospital mortuary.
“Acting on the report, the Police at Maamba rushed to the scene together with expert Electricians from ZESCO for scene reconstruction and inspection to establish whether there was any criminal negligence on the part of the chicken ran owner which has resulted in the death of the now deceased,” said Daka.
And just like that, the festive mood of Moley’ Mweemba’s family was unfortunately turned into a funeral.
File picture for illustration by Moses Makwaya
By Buumba Mwitumwa
Kalemba December 26, 2024
