Man, 39, sets girlfriend’s house ablaze, commits suicide

Boyfriend sets girlfriend’s house ablaze, commits suicide

A 39 year-old man of Lusaka has committed suicide after setting the house of his girlfriend in Chazanga ablaze on suspicion that he she cheating.

Residents in Chazanga compound who were busy scaring witches and wizards with their snoring were woken up to loud screams of a 26 year-old woman, screaming for her life as the boyfriend left her for dead after setting her house on fire.

The woman, a bar attendant whose identify has been withheld, was only rescued by the neighbors who managed to put out the fire.

However, she sustained burns on her arms and forehead while her household goods were burnt to ashes.

According to Police sources, Athur Mubanga, the boyfriend of the victim, attempted to burn his girlfriend, a 26 on accusations of unfaithfulness.

Enraged and filled with jealousy from a potential threat to his relationship Mubanga charged to the workplace of his lover at one of the bars in Chazanga confronting her of her affair with an identified man.

Without resolving the issue at the bar, Mubanga went to the girlfriend’s house after she closed up around 22:00 hours on January 26.

When the bar attendant started dozing off in her two roomed house,l around 23 hours, her boyfriend allegedly set the house on fire and woke her up threatening to burn her alive.

While the lady attempted to escape from the burning house, the boyfriend beat her and pushed her towards the fire but upon seeing the fire was rapidly increasing, Mubanga made a run for it Leaving his lover to the mercy of the inferno.

Zambia Police assistant public relations officer Godfrey Chilabi confirmed the incident and stated the woman was rescued by the neighbors.

Chilabi said when the matter was being reported at the police Mubanga took himself to an Avocado tree where he hanged himself.

“Police rushed to the scene and found the deceased hanging from the Avocado tree using a wire. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead,” Chilabi added.

An inquiry into the matter has been open while the body of the Mubanga has been delivered to UTH awaiting Postmortem.

Kalemba January 28, 2023