Chinese employer is killed in Lusaka

A CHINESE national was on August 3, 2009 killed when one of his employees struck him on the forehead with a pistol butt. Police say the suspect used his employer’s pistol. He is on the run and police are looking for him. The Chinese, who owns a company in Lusaka, was killed after a fracas with his employee over the salary increment.

Lusaka Province police chief, Greenwell Ng’uni says the employer, a foreign national, was killed at the company premises early on August 3. Ng’uni said the alleged killer would soon be apprehended because the police managed to trace some of his workmates.

Eyewitnesses said the worker wanted a salary increment but the Chinese pulled his pistol with which he allegedly threatened to shoot the employee. The worker struggled and overpowered the Chinese, getting the gun from him. The angry worker then hit the employer on his forehead, instantly killing him. The man ran away before the police were called.