2ND SEPTEMBER, 2018 – A girl aged 17 years identified as Iveta Mbewe of Kalando village, Chief Mumbi in Petauke District committed suicide by taking maize preservative pesticide.
Brief facts are that the family discouraged the deceased from getting married to her boyfriend aged 20 years of the same village on the basis that she was young to get married.
Not happy with the family decision, Iveta decided to take her life by swallowing the pesticide. This happened on 1st September, 2018 at about 19 00 hours at her village.
She was rushed to Minga Mission Hospital where she later died at about 22 00 hours.
ESTHER MWAATA KATONGO
ZAMBIA POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
25 Comments
Christine katwizi
Sad news, children should heed advice from parents
Bwalya Musonda
This is so unfortunate. They should have told her to wait one more year till she turned 18…MHSRIP..
dastan Lundazi man
choice is choice why forcing
their is a lesson their take note parents .mwaziba manje how it fils
M.H.S.R.I.P
Kabwe musawa
Its very sad.. How I wish the parents would let her with her decision
Hatyoka Hatyoka
paul says if you cant control yourself get married.why do parents refuse children using a wrong aproach?
henry dahs 0966899084
parents find ways how you can hamoniously control the child …. you used anger !!!
remember two people you cant control ,
1. a man with money
2.a lady in love.
kenny
sad news
Aendy
she was just stupid to take her life. parents had a better reason and thought, its only that these young chaps once they test sex ninshi they get glued to another life like they are in mars. as parents lets keep guarding our children and teaching them the morals of life and our tradition.
Paul Chisanga
Nothing u can say sad that child she stupid she can’t do that she supponse to understand the parent
Joseph chama
you are wrong dastan that’s not what you can say consider the age of two guys and apply the law. I think you luck education
Chimuka siamatika
Mmmmmh sad story the end has come only God knows
John Phiri
This goes to prove that the two were already enjoying conjugal rights in secrecy.
My husband
The woman above deserved to be promoted as the police inspector.
Chilankalipa
Eficita utubana twafipuba kabili nato tupuba
Makeni villa
Cant comment much,coz my mum was married when she was only 17 and dad 21(1982)(love knows no age maybe)
Henest
the was very young. Hence, she should have listen. As for now sadly in the hands of satan.
MARVEL AKA MARVELLOUS
TOO BAD
Ap
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I feel sad coz of happened. these kids of today they don’t listen to us parents. Once they test. its like lets get married so that we have freedom to do what ever they were hiding behind parents.
INABANA
Too sad. MHSRIP
AB2
Rest In Peace.
parents where are you to take these young girls for chinamwali (initiation ceremony), what a sad news in my district petauke.
CHIMBOLO
she tasted my stuff could not stand the 75 inch dick too much for her bye-bitch
656
Chmbolo,you deserve 2 die in an excrutiating death,evr since u startd comenting on ths platform,its nothng but nonsensecal nonsense.Considr yoself a corpse ad Jesus wont help u coz u hav gon beyond a sinner.Say hail 2 hell.
kandiyo kanu ako
oh my God.but why ?????.parents the way you talk to your children in a bad way of rejecting their decisions is not good.
you make them feel empty in mind until they reach at this point.she was beautiful I gues.
MAN EVANS C
THISE A HUMAN RIGHTS NO MAN IS AN ISLAND MY SEIF I GOT MARIED AT 25 AND MY WIFE WAS 16 AND IT WAS GOOD FOR SHE WAS A VIGINE AND AM NOW 10 YEARS IN MARIED LOVELY ONE BUT WHERE THE PROBLEM IS NOWARDAYS IS QUET ARIGHT THERE IS SOME HUMAN RIGHTS AND AGE LIMIT WHERE A PESON MUST GET MARIED BUT AM ASUARING U WE PEOPIE WE HAVE DIFERENT STANDAD OF LIVING SOME THEY CAN AFORD TO TAKE THERE CHIDREN TO SHOOL BUT BEA THISE WITH ME 95 PECENT OF THE ZAMBIAN A LIVING UNDER POVERT JOB LES A SUFERING TTHERE FALING TO TAKE CHIDREN TO SCHOOL THAT IS WY U A SEEN THISE SUCIDES IN U HAVE TIED STAYI WITH PARENTS 17 IS ENOUGH A PESON CON NOT COMPIT WITH A EDUCATED ONE MIND U THOSE PEOPIE WHO MAKE LAWS A THE PEOPIE WHO A GETING GOD SARARY SO THY HAVE TO PROTECT THERE CHIDREN MHSRIP
Kapalaula Mashala
17 is school going age especially tertially education. The guy could have engaged her then wait. Marriage act is clear below 21 yrs you need consent to marry. Always when dealing with teens ensure you look at what is the best interest of a child. Don’t be harsh but lay the facts plain before the child.