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Siavonga Man Jailed For Slapping Wife After Discovering She Was Living With HIV
A 30-YEAR-OLD man of Siavonga has been sentenced to five months simple imprisonment for slapping his wife after discovering that she was living with HIV.
Before magistrate Victoria Chitulangoma was Justine Kabanje, a resident of Kanyelele compound, who was charged with one count of assault contrary to the Laws of Zambia.
It was alleged that Kabanje on February 17 assaulted Rita Chinduma after a dispute. In mitigation, the accused asked for the court’s leniency, saying he was a breadwinner.
The sentence is with effect from March 15. During trial, Kabanje had told the court that he slapped his wife after he discovered that she was HIV positive and had been taking antiretroviral treatment for five years. “I felt bad because alemfisa (she was hiding this from me) all this time.
Not only that, my wife likes sleeping with other men,” Kabanje told the court.
Posted by Kunda
on April 26, 2015. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Judge Joe Bidden
April 26, 2015 at 2:40 pm
No she was totally wrong that’s a life and death issue which can affect even innocent children born from the marriage now there he goes to jail for a mere slap besides possibly infected too – that was a wrong judgement. In my court only a caution would ve been laid on him.
Shaka Zulu
April 26, 2015 at 3:00 pm
I agree with you. Judgement is too harsh on the man, especially that he is now likely to be HIV positive.
the ruthless fascist
April 26, 2015 at 2:51 pm
Ine ninga mudyunge bottle ya nikolai between her legs
New Educated Zambia©
April 26, 2015 at 2:53 pm
The country and the legal system is only acting naturally to the terrible record of HIV which the government has failed to tackle on all fronts of the paradigm of reducing hiv infections. The legal system reflects this in the sense that one would have thought by now our legal system would have criminalised the intentional infection of others with this disease. It seems it is normal now to get hiv and even the courts see no offence in intentional infections. Then the pf will come out and say in 90days we have achieved alot kiki. vote upnd bane
Shaka Zulu
April 26, 2015 at 2:58 pm
Your comment started well but as usual poor finishing. PF has nothing to do with this story.
virus
April 26, 2015 at 5:29 pm
ba nez pf has nothing to do with this story.
New Educated Zambia©
April 26, 2015 at 5:40 pm
lear to read the comment in its entirety and then ensure you follow my reasoning. If you choose to only pick out pf from my comment you will continue remaining in the dark . Even when things are explained in lay mans terms you are still stubborn to understand them with an open mind. We need to panel beat yowa heads (sata’s words)
Shaka Zulu
April 26, 2015 at 7:59 pm
The question is:Do you ever reason?
New Educated Zambia©
April 26, 2015 at 8:36 pm
from the various comments and engagments I get here I can very factually say i do reason. Am not the one giving 3 word replies due to brain constraints.
tutu
April 26, 2015 at 7:56 pm
it’s illegal to slap yr hiv + wife?!! oooh my God!!!! w@s next?!! women doctors?!!! the world z changing so fast..
Danny
April 26, 2015 at 8:26 pm
Every Zambian nowadays understand the law. But on this case the poor Magistrate was 100% unfair. Surely how can you punish an innocent person like that.
Our justice sytem need a big resecue otherwise other wicked people like edgar lungu can be using it for punishing opponents.
The president should consider realising that man tomoro and the stupit judge Chitulangoma should have her pants burned in fire. Very stupit judge. release the innocent man.
Hildah Malama
April 26, 2015 at 8:28 pm
The unfair judgement of the case of that man tells you how wicked our justice system is.
That man should be freed. The poor judge is very uneducated.
major chileshe
April 26, 2015 at 8:31 pm
How much do u charge per round?
Hildah Malama
April 26, 2015 at 11:18 pm
@ major chileshe:
go and sleep with your dead mother you double HIV/AIDS Patient. You sleep with women that are not normal you cat.
I curse yo manhood.
So what
April 27, 2015 at 6:33 am
Chi Hildah you should learn how to respect people we hule iwe. Amano yambwa we chipuba iwe. I hope you caught Aids soon you idiot.
major chileshe
April 27, 2015 at 7:10 am
Jus called a spade a spade its jus is wat it is
Ghetto
April 26, 2015 at 9:42 pm
She was wrong for not telling the hasband. Nisala?
virus
April 26, 2015 at 9:42 pm
Thats unfair
miss her
April 26, 2015 at 10:24 pm
very careless judge,limbi ecaishibapo fimo,limbi cilaliapo,cicituletako
Bbinsimatako
April 27, 2015 at 7:33 am
leave hildah malama alone you rats. let him/her express him/her feelings freely like you without receiving insults okey or else i will teach you a lesson.
KAPOWELA WAMU P*U*S*S*Y
April 27, 2015 at 7:45 am
@HILDA HOW MUCH DO YOU CHARGER FOR A GOOD ANAL S*E*X
chichi
April 27, 2015 at 11:11 am
thats unfair judgement,judges be sensitive wth certain cases.the prblm wth judicial dept,there’s alot of corruption going on there.i wud urge human rights,LAZ and ACC to inverne in this poor judgement.
chanda
April 27, 2015 at 11:56 am
dnt waste yo time responding to NEDZ that man is not normal, i dnt know if he is a human being he speaks contrary wen ever opens his mouth
akulotenifye
April 28, 2015 at 2:05 pm
Aaah u ar even sayin she sleeps with other men yet u kept her All this time! Anywe Nobody forced u to marry a free lancer/mama waluse/mother terisa for men. Otherwise I feel for u as ur punishment Is unfair.