A 50-year- old woman in Chiradzulu has been killed after allegedly being found stealing three tomatoes.
Her three assailants have since been arrested.
The incident occurred in Mangani village from Traditional Authority Mpama in the district.
Sergeant Innocent Moses, Public relations officer, Chiradzulu Police station identified the deceased as Maria Kamoto of Zalengera village.
The assailants have been identified as Misho Sogole, 36, Ellen Mulamba, 32, and Yohane Madeya, 42, from Mangani village in Traditional Authority Mpama in Chiradzulu district.
Moses disclosed Police reports indicate Kamoto reportedly went to Sogole’s garden to steal tomatoes for her home use. While in the garden, she was caught by the three suspects who later assaulted her on the head using blunt objects. The suspects left her unconscious.
But after some time, Kamoto regained consciousness and went back home.
On October 17, she was brought to Mbulumbuzi Health center where she was referred to Chiradzulu district hospital for further medical attention.
She was pronounced dead upon arrival at Chiradzulu District Hospital.
Postmortem results revealed that death was due to head injury.
This led to the arrest of the three suspects and they will appear in court soon to answer a murder charge.
