6-year-old girl found dead, body allegedly dismembered by ritualists

A six-year-old girl of Kawambwa has been found dead with her private parts and other body parts missing.

This is after the girl, Precious Kaunda, went missing after she was sent away from class by her teacher

Kaunda’s body was found floating on Ng’ona river by three boys who went fishing.

This is according to a statement issued by Luapula province commanding officer Gloria Mulele on Monday.

Mulele explained that Jealous Musonda, Lupambo Katepa and Pathias Mubanga found Kaunda’s body floating in a decomposed state.

She stated that a physical inspection on Precious’s body was conducted where the police found that her lower and upper lips were removed, part of the nose and the private part were removed.

“The body was taken to Kawambwa district hospital mortuary where a post mortem was conducted to ascertain the cause of death.

“According to the doctor’s findings, the cause of death was due to excessive bleeding and shock,” Mulele said.

She said upon receiving the report, the police rushed to the scene of the crime and found the body floating by the river side and managed to retrieve the body.

“The police conducted a search within the scene of the crime and found a school bag, pant, shoes, a pencil, a pair of socks and also struggling marks as well as fallen elephant grass,” Mulele stated.