By EPHRAIM CEASARTWO men have been found with a case to answer in the Kanyama Local court after they cut down an old tree in Kanyama west that damaged a woman’s house who now wants to be compensated.Before the court, Beatrice Chingulo, 52, a single mother sued, Justin Phiri, 46, a self-employed plumber and Mathew Banda, 48, a self-employed plumber of the same locality for cutting down a tree which damaged her house.Facts are that in June, 2020 Beatrice was away in the village for her father’s funeral when she received a call from her son that their house had been damaged by unknown people after they carelessly cut down the tree which fell on their property.Chingulo told magistrate A. Michelo that when she came back from the village she found that her house was damaged including her buckets and dishes as well as her iron sheets.She said when she confronted the offenders they refused […]
Woman sues tree cutters for compensation
