BY MAKOKWA CLARA MUYENDEKWATHE Choma magistrate court broke into laughter on Monday when a man accused of theft dramatically told the court that he was a psychiatric patient who needed medical attention.This is in a case where Moses Mukuku aged 25 of Sibalwa village in Macha area stood charged with theft contrary to section 272 of the penal code chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia.Particulars of the offence are that Moses Mukuku on November 4, 2021 at Choma District of Southern Province did steal 2 chickens, 1 machete, one pair of safety boots and one spear all valued at K675 property of Gibson Moon.Gibson Moono, who is the complainant in the Matter told the court that when he went to bed on the 4th of November 2021, his son texted him saying the front security light had gone off.He narrated that he then went to the chicken run around o4:00 hours the next morning […]
PSYCHIATRIC ACCUSED SENDS COURT INTO LAUGHTER
