By ESTHER NG’ANDU and  SYLVIA MWEETWA  –
A FIFTY-SIX-YEAR-Old  woman of Minambe Township in Mufulira District has been murdered by unknown people in unexplained circumstances.
Copperbelt Province Police chief Charity Katanga who confirmed the incident in an interview yesterday said the  woman identifiued as Agness Jeke  who sustained head injuries  and a swollen body  is  believed  to  have met her fate around 21:00 hours.
Ms Katanga explained that the deceased was last seen with a suspected mental patient of the same area and that  the body was discovered around 16:00 hours opposite Minambe market.
She said Ms Jeke had injuries on the head and swollen body adding that the body was taken to Ronald Ross hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.
She  said no arrests were made but investigations had been instituted.
Meanwhile Police in Chavuma  District of North Western Province  are  holding  Zampost post master and a security  guard  to assist with investigations following  the  theft of  K157,000 cash  by  armed bandits last week
In the early  hours  of  Friday  morning two suspected armed bandits in Chavuma briefly  abducted the post master  from  his  home  and later  took him  to  his  office  and  stole  the money after  firing several  gunshots  in the air.
The  incident  which happened  around  02:00 hours happened  after the two  suspects armed  with unknown types of  firearms  entered  the post master’s  house  and ordered  that they be taken to the  his office where they  got away with  K157,000.
North Western Province  Police  chief  Lackson Sakala who confirmed the development said  the attackers also  shot  in the air  to  scare the  victim from  raising alarm.
Mr Sakala  explained that police were holding  the  post master and the  security guard to assist with  investigations but swwaid  no recovery of  money and arrest  has been made.