BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI
Thirteen inmates from Hwange’s Mbalila Prison are battling for their lives after they were struck by lightning while they were having lunch on Friday.
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPC) national deputy spokesperson Superintendent Peter Chaparanganda said among the injured male inmates, four of them have been transferred to Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo because their injuries were severe.
“On 19 November 2021, a bolt of lightning struck Hwange Prison in Matabeleland North province and 13convicted male inmates were affected,” Chaparanganda said.
“The inmates were inside the prisons’ yard and this happened around 11.30 hours whilst inmates were being fed lunch.”
Chaparanganda said the 13 were rushed to a local hospital where the four were transferred to Bulawayo.
“All of them were rushed to St Patrick’s Hospital, and upon admission four of them were reported to be (in a) serious (condition) whilst the other nine were reported to be stable,” he said.
“The four were referred to Bulawayo for further management.”
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