A ONE-YEAR-OLD baby has died while eight other members of the same family are nursing serious burns in Kitwe’s Kawama Township after a man set his matrimonial house ablaze. Beauty Mambwe, 56, is admitted to Kitwe Teaching Hospital together with her children and grandchildren after her ex-husband burnt their house upon learning that she had collected rentals for their two shops and used the money, after their divorce. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba identified the suspect as Albert Mubanga, who is currently on the run. He explained that the couple started experiencing marital problems in 2020, leading to a divorce in June 2024. “Arson/Murder: Kawama police post which is under Mindolo Police Station O.B #5807/24. [The incident] occurred on July...

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