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DEJECTED by her husband’s stinginess, a woman of Chongwe has reportedly killed her six month old baby, through poisoning, before attempting suicide.
Chongwe District Hospital medical superintendent Prince Sakuhuka and the suspect confirmed the incident in separate interviews yesterday.
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Ateria Daka, 31, who is in custody at Chongwe Police Station, administered the poisonous substance on her baby, which died on the spot, and later took the poison herself in attempt to take her own life.
Daka said she poisoned her baby and wanted to kill herself because she thought there was no point of her and the baby living without eating.
Daka was admitted to the Chongwe District Hospital before she was handed over to police.
She said she was aware that the substance she gave her baby was poisonous
Daka decided to poison herself and the baby after she had a fight with her husband, identified as Joel Daka, 35, who left their matrimonial home without any food.
Dr Sakuhuka said on February 27, 2023, around 17:12 hours, the hospital admitted a female patient named Ateria Daka from Lusoke village in Chongwe.
He said Daka was taken to the police together with her six months old daughter after consuming a poisonous substance but the baby was unfortunately pronounced dead upon arrival.
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Dr Sakuhuka said Daka was resuscitated by health practitioners and when she fully recovered, she was handed over to the police.
Credit: Zambia Daily Mail
