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Kitwe Man Jailed For Assaulting Wife’s Ex-Lover
A Kitwe man and his wife will spend the next six months in prison for assaulting the woman’s ex-lover.
Kitwe magistrate Kampinda Chipamu sent Kennedy Mulenga and Lorraine Mwape to prison on Wednesday after finding the couple guilty of assaulting Peter Chotwe, who is Mwape’s former lover.
Particulars of the case are that the duo, on May 7, this year, in Kitwe, jointly and whilst acting together, assaulted Peter Chotwe and occasioned him actual bodily harm.
They both denied the charge.
But in delivering judgment, magistrate Chipamu observed that from the evidence adduced during trial, the State had managed to prove the case against the couple beyond reasonable doubt.
According to the evidence on record, a fight between Mr Chotwe and the couple ensued after the latter found the former in their grandfather’s house.
Mulenga was upset to find Chotwe, who had earlier cohabited with his wife for some years, in her grandfather’s house.
The couple resides in a cabin within Mwape’s grandfather’s yard.
Upon seeing Chotwe in the house at their grandfather’s house, the couple angrily reacted and hit him with slaps and elbows whilst dragging him outside.
Magistrate Chipamu observed that it was normal for any man to feel threatened if his wife’s ex-lover comes close to their matrimonial home, but this was no justification for violence.
The court found Mulenga and Mwape, who have been married for two years, guilty of assault and convicted them accordingly.
Magistrate Chipamu imposed a six months imprisonment with hard labour jail term on Mulenga, while his wife was given six months simple imprisonment.
Earlier in mitigation, the couple prayed for leniency, saying they were looking after an aged grandfather.
Posted by Kunda
on August 2, 2015. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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New Educated Zambia©❤√
August 2, 2015 at 8:41 pm
The level of anger in people is worrying.this is attributed to the poor economic levels and suffering since January 2011. People are frustrated and are taking it out on fellow citizens. We ask our people to remain calm as 2016 is not far. Zambia shall be saved
New Educated Zambia©❤√
August 2, 2015 at 8:42 pm
Minor error meant to say January 2015. Tiredness as am on the ground.
NEZ ulabeja Mambala
August 2, 2015 at 10:03 pm
Wabeja mambala.Ulikuli mambala,which ground?
New Educated Zambia©❤√
August 2, 2015 at 10:50 pm
Kiki ukose mambala
scewdriver
August 2, 2015 at 8:49 pm
Cabin!
Hello Haters
August 2, 2015 at 9:04 pm
Kikikiki, in mitigation, the couple prayed for leniency, saying they were looking after an aged grandpa, these chaps are staying at his place in a cabin,how they looking after him, is he very sick? to make matters worse the bastard is being kept by the wife, this guy is a john bwela unyopole nsima, that’s why the ex lover is grandpa’s favorite, am sure he is more hardworking than the bagger zuking mu cabin at his place. Local courts awe muli nkani.
kakolwe
August 2, 2015 at 9:29 pm
Yes! @Haters! Its actually a 6 month relief on the grandfather who has been taking care of the couple. Surely, the Ex must have means to take care of both Grandpa and woman but the husband has more capital mu Bamba. Bamunaya imboyo!!
observer
August 2, 2015 at 10:53 pm
its was unfortunate that they resorted to fighting instead of trying to finding out what was it he was doing at that place since he was an x lover.
Chibwili
August 3, 2015 at 6:05 am
Kulatombapofye bonse chapwa,wamonanomba chikala bakukakilafye pe ule,but uyu mugaizi litole sana mwe
Czar
August 3, 2015 at 6:13 am
Muppet, can’t you make your point without resorting to insults?
wapwa baisa
August 3, 2015 at 7:44 am
Iwe chikata walimushako .naiwewine ulebombesha bakulakugebela kuti ulesungwa kuli shikulu sure swain?;lobe
CHICHI
August 3, 2015 at 8:36 am
IS A UPND CADER WHO AR EXPAT & GOOD @ VOLENC
HH 100% for ZMBIA
August 3, 2015 at 5:41 pm
Zambians tutalale tondolooooo pantu ifintu 2016 ni HH
HH 100% for ZMBIA
August 3, 2015 at 5:49 pm
Alungula with his friends and their poor reasoning bacusha sana abantu ba swaini