Police at Kabwata in Zambia have detained a 37-year-old man, Maybin Muliye of Kamwala South, in connection with the suspected murder of his girlfriend, Sipiwe Nyirenda, under unclear circumstances involving a poisonous substance.

According to authorities, the incident was reported on June 10, 2025, at approximately 23:30 hours by Constable Mufune of the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Police Post. Muliye had brought Nyirenda’s lifeless body to UTH, claiming she had ingested a household insecticide.

However, officers at the UTH Police Post found inconsistencies in the suspect’s explanation and referred the matter to Maxwell Sibongo Police Post for formal investigation before the body was transferred to the mortuary.

Preliminary findings reveal that Muliye and Nyirenda had known each o

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