Police in Mongu District have launched investigations into a murder case involving a 62-year-old woman who was found dead in Mbuywana Stage Three Compound in Mongu, Western Province. Western Province Police Commissioner Rae Hamoonga confirmed the incident in a statement, saying the matter was reported to Mongu Police Station on 31st May, 2026. The deceased […]

Police in Mongu District have launched investigations into a murder case involving a 62-year-old woman who was found dead in Mbuywana Stage Three Compound in Mongu, Western Province.

Western Province Police Commissioner Rae Hamoonga confirmed the incident in a statement, saying the matter was reported to Mongu Police Station on 31st May, 2026.

The deceased has been identified as Mwila Kalenga, aged 62, of Mbuywana Compound, in Chief Masilokwa’s area of Kalabo District.

Mr Hamoonga said preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased attended a traditional initiation ceremony locally known as Siomboka on the night of May 30, 2026.

According to police, the woman, who was reportedly intoxicated, left the ceremony and later disappeared.

Her body was discovered in the early hours of May 31, 2026 at an unfinished house situated within Mbuywana Stage Three Compound.

“Police officers who visited the scene observed that the deceased was found undressed with multiple bruises on the body, bleeding from the mouth and nose, and suspected injuries to both eyes believed to have been inflicted using sharp objects,” Mr Hamoonga said.

The Police Commissioner disclosed that investigators also found multiple human footprints at the scene.