A 2-YEAR-OLD girl of Mwemba Village in Mpongwe District has died after allegedly drowning in a 20-litre bucket of water. According to police, the incident happened on Monday when the child’s mother identified as Priscilla Makule aged 42, left her home and went to her maize field, leaving her 2-year-old daughter in the company of her other daughter aged 13. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba explained that at around 15:30 hours, the woman’s older daughter followed her to the maize field and told her that her youngest daughter had drowned in a 20-litre bucket of water. “Be informed that Masaiti Police Station has received a report of Drowning OB # 3753/23 [which] occurred today (Monday) October 16, 2023, around 15:30...

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