A man from Nkayi District reportedly killed his neighbour with a hoe and went on to drink blood oozing from her lifeless body Sunday News reports.
The matter came to light in court where the accused Christopher Sibanda was spared from the death penalty because of his mental illness.
According to the state and the defence:
On 27 June 2018 at around 3pm, Sibanda met Ms Sibusisiwe Sigauke along a footpath in Sikhewu village.He was carrying a hoe handle, an adze, knife, black satchel and black pot.The court heard that Ms Sigauke was coming from Kana Business Centre on her way home.
Without warning or provocation, Sibanda struck the deceased several times on thehead with a hoe handle before stabbing her on the neck with a knife.She died on the spot.
A passerby, Leonard Masuku who was using the same path found Sibanda sitting on top of deceased’s body and was sucking blood which was oozing out of the wound on her neck.He rushed back to Kana Business Centre where he reported the matter to the police
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