GOVERNMENT has vowed that those responsible for the brutal killing of a woman in Kalumbila district on suspicion that she was behind the disappearance of private parts will face the full force of the law. Justice Minister Princess Kasune has disclosed that the deceased, Eneless Hellen Kamutumbe, 46, leaves behind a husband and six children, including a two-year-old. Yesterday, police apprehended 259 suspects in connection with the matter. Each suspect will face charges ranging from murder, assaulting police, malicious damage to property and riotous behaviour. In a statement, Kasune said government, traditional leaders, faith communities and civil society must stand together in rejecting mob violence. “The government of the Republic of Zambia condemns in the strongest possible terms the murder...

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