Police in Lusaka have arrested a resident of Zingalume Compound for stabbing his ex-girl friend and her boyfriend.

The new boyfriend identified as Emmanuel Sichula sustained multiple cuts which left his intestines protruding while the ex-girlfriend, Racheal Goma, also sustained injuries.

The suspect, Mwamba Nonde, who first went into hiding has been slapped with two counts of unlawful wounding, police spokesperson Esther Katongo has confirmed.