A 57 year old male nurse of Lundazi District Hospital Charles Mazyopa has been apprehended by the police for allegedly slapping a patient to death.

Police have since identified the deceased as Christopher Theo aged 30 of Diwa Compound in Lundazi.

And Zambia police Spokesperson Rea Hamoonga said that brief facts of the matter are that the deceased was admitted in hospital on 25th October,2021 and 2nd November, 2021, the accused slapped the deceased twice and he later started bleeding through his nostrils and died after four hours.

Mr Hamoonga said arrangements are being made for exhumation by the state pathologist as the relatives had buried without a postmortem being done.

He added that the matter was reported by the mother to the deceased Selina Banda aged 57 of the same address with the deceased.

Mr Hamoonga further said police are investigating the matter.

Credit: Mwebantu