A Twenty-seven Chibombo farmer who admitted indecently assaulting his four-year-old step daughter has been jailed for 20 years.
In passing sentence Kabwe High Court Judge, Ms Justice Elita Mwikisa said it was clear that the convict lacked self control and ended indecently assaulting the child.
Salim Phiri on March 9, 2012 indecently assaulted the girl at Nkabila village in Chibombo.
During the trial the state called six witnesses among them the wife to Phiri who testified that on the fateful night she decided to sleep on the floor with a newly born baby while her husband slept on the bed with the girl.
She told the court that she only discovered that the girl had been indecently assaulted the following day when she took the girl for a bath.
She noticed some whitish stuff on the girls’ thighs and when asked what had happened, the girl revealed that it was her father who was touching her private parts.
The girl also narrated that while she was asleep, the father was touching her private parts and covered her mouth.
At the closure of the case, the accused was found with a case to answer and put on his defence.
Phiri told the court that he was dreaming that he was having sex with his wife but ended up ejaculating on the child.
“Your honour I did not mean to do what I did but I was dreaming that I was sleeping with my wife,” he said.
Ms Justice Mwikisa said his actions were uncalled for and that it was clear that girl child was not safe even in their homes considering increased cases of sexual offences in the country.
She said the child had no reasons to lie against him and that she was sending him to prison to reflect on his actions.
The same court sentenced a 35-year-old Chisamba man to 20 years imprisonment for having carnal knowledge of his 16-year-old daughter who he later impregnated.
Ms Justice Mwikisa said it was shocking that Abulity Phiri acted in such a manner to his own daughter describing his actions as shameful.
This is in a case in which Phiri was facing a charge of incest and had carnal knowledge of the girl on October 14, 2012.
The court said as a father, Phiri was supposed to protect his daughter and not to act in the manner he did.
tutu
July 8, 2014 at 3:02 pm
reflection 4 20 yrs, alanaka jst reflecting on is actions bamuchita bwino chikala aba amabolo mumukoshi
kakolwe
July 8, 2014 at 3:28 pm
Ati “Abulity Phiri” Ishina kwati in muscle ya mwitako!!!! Kwena nangu ni wet dream while you fondle a miniature woman?? This rodent munching goon went too far!! Am sure the little girl is traumatized for life. Seeing a Ngoni snake out of daddy’s bamba vomiting on her!!!
wychwood
July 8, 2014 at 6:53 pm
awe suwa kakolwe walipena!
shi mwana
July 8, 2014 at 5:08 pm
that judge is very linient.why not cut ama TOLE then give the ***** 50 years
diamond platinum
July 8, 2014 at 8:50 pm
Ba kuma ka 20 years
zuberi
July 8, 2014 at 8:57 pm
“Kakolwe” you almost bust my limbs with laughter,that’s a proper way to describe a Mr Phiri.
chisangamutale
July 9, 2014 at 10:50 am
this is rubbish having withsex your own child you are mad
CBC
July 9, 2014 at 2:11 pm
Chipata men and their uncontrollable sexual urges. Sex yabushilu! Muleke ifya kushetasheta!
chile1
July 9, 2014 at 4:15 pm
If it ws a bemba man,heads would hav rolled on this one