A taxi driver of Lusaka has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a female student from ZIPS Nursing School.

Police deputy spokesperson Godfrey Chilabi said the student, identified as Silvia Nanjela, aged 24, booked a taxi around 02:00 hours from the Twin Palm area to Kamwala South.

He said the student was accompanied by a friend who exited the vehicle in Kamwala while she continued alone to Kamwala South.

“Upon arrival at her residence, the suspect, who was driving the taxi, was asked to stop the car by the gate. The victim took her black handbag, which contained money, and removed K100 to pay the driver.

As she was about to exit the car, the taxi driver struck her repeatedly on the head with an empty bottle. She shouted for help, but the driver started the car and drove away with her still inside,” he said.

Mr Chilabi said the student struggled with the driver, shouting for help, but he continued to strike her with another bottle.

He said in her attempt to escape, the student became entangled in the seatbelt, causing the driver to lose control and crash into a drainage.

“Hearing the commotion outside, a good Samaritan came to her aid, prompting the driver to flee the scene with her handbag containing K400, leaving his vehicle, a Toyota Vitz with registration number BLB 6050, with the keys still inside,” he said.

Mr Chilabi said police arrived at the scene and found the victim, who had sustained multiple head injuries.

He said the student was rushed to the University Teaching Hospital, where she was admitted and later succumbed to her injuries after three days.

Mr Chilani said investigations were instituted, and police apprehended the suspect.

He said the vehicle has been impounded, and the suspect is in custody and will appear in court soon.

Source:Mwebantu