A 50-YEAR-OLD resident of Kapinda Village in Sinda District of Eastern Province has been found dead in his girlfriend’s house, hours after his lover exclusively gave him a locally brewed beverage called, score.
Confirming the unfortunate incident with TV Yatu, Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba says when he left his matrimonial home, Julius Mwale told his wife, Tasila Tembo that he had gone to do some piece work with his friend.
Cousin to the deceased 50-year-old, Pearson Banda reported to Police that Mwale was discovered dead, in a sitting position at his girlfriend, Anna’s house around 02:00 in the morning of yesterday, April 12.
Mweemba narrates details of the matter stating that, “At around 18:00hrs, they both went to female Anna’s residence to drink locally brewed beer known as kachasu. When they reached there, two others joined them. They first had nshima and later bought 4 x 175 mls of Kachasu beer and started drinking.”
The Eastern Province Police Chief says before Mwale, and Ganizani his friend drunk alcohol they had bought, his girlfriend reportedly gave “score beer” to his friend, which he is said to have taken alone.
Mweemba says after drinking beer, the deceased’s friends left while he remained, telling them he needed to sleep over at Anna’s house so he could help guard her maize harvest.
When interviewed by Police, the deceased’s girlfriend, Anna told authorities that she only heard a loud snore around 02:00 hours in the morning, and that when she attempted to wake the 50-year-old boyfriend, he was not responding.
“It is at this point that she went to awaken the village headman who later informed his relatives and later reported to the Police. The police officers visited the scene and further reported to have found the deceased in a sitting position,” Mweemba shares.
He tells TV Yatu that the body of the deceased was picked up and deposited into St. Francis Hospital Mortuary where it now awaits postmortem aimed at ascertaining the actual cause of death of Julius Mwale.
©️ TV Yatu April 13, 2026.