A-24-year old man of Chingola has been stabled to death by his friend for refusing to leave space of a shared room for him to do have sex with his girlfriend.
Mwape Sukumanga of 25 Monze Road Maiteneke, Chiwempala Township went home after a drinking spree with his girlfriend to the one roomed house he rented with his friend.
Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga said a dispute erupted after Sukumanga had asked for some space but his friend Jones Mutale who was asleep refused hence the fight ensued.
Ms Katanga said a knife was allegedly to have been used by Mutale 18 to stab the friend.
She said the incident occurred between August 13 at 22:00hrs and August 14 at 05:00hrs.
“Sukumanga sustained a deep cut on the left side of the chest, deep cuts on the back and a cut on the forehead,” She said.
The body is in Nchanga North General Hospital awaiting post-mortem. The suspected killer has been arrested.
(Credit: Zed online Magazine)