04/05/2023
A 17-year-old boy of Solwezi has been hospitalized after his older sister beat him up with a pounding stick allegedly for eating groundnuts that she left with him to sell.
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Evans Mubinde, who is currently in an unstable condition and in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Solwezi General Hospital was assaulted by his sister Magret Mubinde.
The victim is believed to have eaten some of the groundnuts meant for sell and failed to produce the money which the suspect asked for when she returned from watching a game of football.
Failure to give her the money, coupled with him insulting her then lead to the suspect getting a pounding stick of which she hit him on the head.
Northwestern Province commanding officer Dennis Moola who confirmed the sad news to Mwebantu in an interview said the incident occurred on Tuesday, May 2nd, this year around 23:00 hours in Mish*tala township.
He said the case of assault was reported by Alice Mubinde 19, another sister to the victim.
"Brief facts are that the victim was left with the responsibility of selling groundnuts ,but decided to eat some. When the elder sister returned from where she had gone to watch football she asked for the money and the victim started insulting her."
"It was at this point that she picked a pounding stick and hit the victim on the head," he said
Mr Moola said police visited the victim who is admitted at solwezi general hospital in the intensive care unit (ICU).
He said a docket of the case has been opened and and arrest made.
"The condition of the victim is still unstable and the police have failed to record a statement because he is not able to talk," he said.
A 17-year-old boy of Solwezi has been hospitalized after his older sister beat him up with a pounding stick allegedly for eating groundnuts that she left with him to sell.
Evans Mubinde, who is currently in an unstable condition and in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Solwezi General Hospital w...