04/04/2024
WOMAN BRUTALLY MURDERED BY HUSBAND
A 35-year-old woman of Meanwood Phase One area in Lusaka has been brutally murdered by her husband, who has also taken his own life.
Valarie Franco was strangled and stabbed by her spouse, Mike Ilishebo, 44, a former bank employee.
“It is alleged that Mr Ilishebo strangled Ms. Franco, and stabbed her in the stomach with a knife.
Mr Ilishebo also took a poisonous substance, resulting in his own demise,” police said in a statement on Thursday afternoon.
The incident is said to have occurred on Wednesday afternoon, between 15:00 and 16:00 hours.
“Upon the arrival of Police Scenes of Crime officers at the scene, Ms. Franco's lifeless body was discovered lying in the bedroom adjacent to the bed, with a knife embedded in her abdomen.
Meanwhile, Mr Ilishebo was found deceased in the sitting room, with a black substance coming from his mouth,” police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga revealed.
Yesterday, Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at approximately 16:05 hours, Chelston Police Station, through Ndeke-vorna Police Post, received a distressing report from Alice Mapulanga. The bodies were transported to the University Teaching Hospital mortuary for further examination.