Zambian Boy Commits Su!cide Over Chicken

Zambian Boy Commits Su!cide Over Chicken

Published on June 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM by Evance Kapito

145 words • approx. 1 min read

A 15-year-old boy of Ntanga area in Gwembe’s Munyumbwe Chiefdom in Zambia has reportedly committed suicide after his chicken was sold by his mother to replace a sim-card he had blocked.
The victim’s uncle confirmed the news to media that his nephew was found hanging on a tree on 31st May, 2025, around 08:00 hours.
He narrates that the deceased was with his mother’s sim-card which she uses for her mobile money transactions.
When the mother discovered that the sim-card had been blocked, she suggested that they sale her son’s chicken to raise money to replace it as she was expecting to receive funds on that number.
The uncle explains that when the chicken was sold, the deceased left home looking upset and was later found hanging on a tree a few meters away from home.
Police have not yet commented on the matter.
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