POLICE in Luanshya have arrested a 46 year-old man of Kanshinde Farming area for assaulting his two month-old son, leaving the infant with a cut on the head. The suspect, identified as Mula Mwape, is alleged to have injured his son, on August 24, 2026, around 17:00 hours, after he attempted to strike the child’s mother with a stick. According to Copperbelt Police Commissioner Rae Hamoonga, the matter was reported to Mpatamatu Police Station on August 25, 2026, around 23:00 hours by the child’s mother. Hamoonga said the suspect allegedly became upset after being denied more alcohol. “The suspect was among the people drinking the said beer. At around 17:00 hours, the suspect allegedly became heavily intoxicated and requested more...

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