Kitwe Police Probe Unnatural Death

Police in Kitwe are investigating the sudden and unnatural death of a 24-year-old woman whose body was discovered in the Nkana East area yesterday.

Copperbelt Commissioner of Police, RAE HAMOONGA confirmed the incident in a statement, saying the matter was reported at the Esther Lungu Police Post around 06:10 hours.

He said the deceased has been identified by her father as Jubilee Mwewa Luyando, aged 24, of Nkana East Extension.

Mr. HAMOONGA said preliminary investigations, have revealed that the deceased left her residence on the night of 5th October, 2026, through an open window and efforts to locate her began after she was reported missing.

He explained that on 6th October 2026, she sent a message to her father indicating she will call him back, but she never did .

Mr. HAMOONGA said the following day, her father was contacted by police to help with identification and later identified deceased body at the Kitwe Teaching Hospital Mortuary.

He said circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear and that the body has been deposited at the Kitwe Teaching Hospital Mortuary pending further examination to establish the cause of death.