Police pursue copperbelt woman she is suspected to have set ablaze a house belonging to her boyfriend in Lusaka’s Chelstone area Police have launched a manhunt for a 27-year-old woman of Ndola in the Copperbelt identified as Christine Kaulu.
She is suspected to have set ablaze a house belonging to her boyfriend in Lusaka’s Chelstone area.
The incident happened on February 15, 2024 between 17:00 hours and 18:00 hours in Chelstone area.
Police officers who rushed to the scene observed that the affected house has four rooms and that the ceiling board and most of the house properties were burnt to ashes. They were put in one place before they were set ablaze.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the house is rented by a 35-year-old man who is said to have been in a love relationship for two years with the suspect but decided to end the affair.
It is alleged that the girlfriend did not accept to end the affair and on February 14, 2024, she travelled from Ndola to Lusaka with a view of reconciling but the man could not accept it.
Further investigations revealed that the girlfriend spent a night at the man's house and on February 15, 2024 around 07:00 hours the man left for work leaving her alone in the house. She was instructed to leave the house keys with one of the Neighbours before leaving for Ndola.
Around 17:00 hours, some people within the Neighbourhood saw smoke coming out from the said house and immediately rushed to check what was happening. They found that all the doors were locked and fire was seen inside the house. Concerned neighbours called Firebrigade officers who rushed and managed to put the fire off around 18:20 hours.
Value of properties destroyed is yet to be established.
Danny Mwale
Deputy Police Public Relations Officer