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Herbalist in trouble after 'mutototo' kills man, 32

Herbalist in trouble after 'mutototo' kills man, 32
By Moses Kuwema
Thu 04 Oct. 2012, 12:50 CAT

POLICE in Lusaka have arrested a 62-year-old herbalist of Kamwala South, John Banda for administering an overdose of a traditional sex drive booster popularly known as 'mutototo' to Arbton Phiri of the same area.

In a statement, Zambia Police public relations officer Elizabeth Kanjela stated that on September 30, 2012 around 17:00 hours Phiri, 32 was given the said substance.

"Upon taking it, the victim experienced stomach pains and started vomiting. The following day on October 1, the victim was rushed to Chilenje clinic and later referred to the University Teaching Hospital where he died around 18:00 hours," Kanjela stated.

Kanjela stated that the case was reported to police yesterday and the suspect was in police custody awaiting Phiri's postmortem.

She stated that the deceased's body was in UTH mortuary.
And Kanjela stated that three people died in a road traffic accident in the Kafue National Park on Tuesday.

She stated that four others sustained injuries in the accident which occurred around 09:00 hours.

Kanjela said the vehicle, a Toyota Land cruiser registration number ALD 2759 which was being driven by Nasando Isikanda, 52 of Chilenje in Lusaka, had six passengers on board.

She stated that the accident happened after the driver lost control of the vehicle, hit into a tree and overturned.

Kanjela stated that the driver died upon arrival at the hospital, while two passengers, Jessica Nasando Isikanda, 58 and Grace Chirwa, died on the spot and their bodies are in the Kaoma district mortuary awaiting postmortem.

She named the other victims as Nyambe Mutukwa, 47, Muzingani Masialeti, 47, Akende Nasando, 47 all of Ikatulamwa village in Kalabo, and Joinet Sikalinda, 62 of Lubuto township in Ndola.

Kanjela further stated that one person died on the spot while others sustain serious injuries following a traffic accident on Chinunda Road near Chipata in Eastern Province on Tuesday.

posted by MrK @ 3:21 PM