ZAMBIA – A 35-year-old man identified as Misheck Mwanzawa has committed suicide after he allegedly murdered his second wife following marital dispute.
According to the police, prior to Mwanza’s death, he took the children of his second wife to his first wife and told her that he was going to spend a night at the second wife’s house.
The police went to search the house of Mr Mwanza’s second wife when she was reported missing but it was locked from outside.
He said police forced their way in and found the body of Mwanza’s second wife in the house.
Police suspected that Mr Mwanza could be the one who killed his second wife because he was the last person who was with her.
Mr Mwanza is alleged to have committed suicide after he realized that he had committed a serious offence.
Police investigations revealed that the couple had serious marital disputes that led to a separation.
Both bodies were sent to a hospital for postmortem.
An investigation has been instituted into the two cases.
