A MAN of Mumbwa district in Central Province has paid with his life the price of a disputed salary argument with his gardendoy.
According to Central Province Deputy Commissioner of Police, Charity Chanda, the deceased was repeatedly hacked in the back of his head and shoulder using a machete.
She explained that the gardenboy went demand his K700 salary but resorted to butchering his employer when they two failed to agree.
Chanda said following the killing, the gardenboy took to his heels and vanished but a manhunt had been instituted.
