Police at Jenda In Mzimba is keeping in custody a 21-year-old, on suspicion of his grandfather’s brutal murder, in which the victim’s private parts were removed.
Public Relations Officer for Jenda Police Station, Macfarlen Mseteka, has identified the suspect as Simon Ndabandaba who was arrested after trying to sell these body parts.
According to Mseteka, the suspect committed the offense during the night of September 02, 2023 inside his grandfather identified as Lyton Ndabandaba (Now the deceased) aged 91 house at Mkondowanjobvu village in the district.
It is reported that the suspect was joined by two people who have been implicated in the crime, but their identities remain unknown.
Simon was arrested on 6 November 2023 after following up on a tip off that he was offering for sale human private.
According to his admissions, it is believed that they threw away the private parts at the graveyard of Ndabandaba village after failing to secure a market for the tissue.
Attempts to recover this human tissue has proven futile as it is also believed that animals could have eaten them.
Meanwhile police Investigations are under way to trace the remaining culprits so that they are brought to justice.
Simon is facing murder charges and will appear in court soon to answer murder charge which is contrary to section 209 of the penal code.
Simon Ndabandaba hails from Mkondowanjobvu Village, Traditional Authority M’mbelwa in Mzimba District.
