Mon, 02 Oct 2017 10:01:13 +0000 By VIOLET TEMBO KEY witness for the defence Rapheal Tafuna Sikazwe has denied hacking to death the late senior chief Tafuna of the Lungu people in Mpulungu district. Appearing for defence before Ndola High court judge Yvonne Chembe, Sikazwe claimed that witnesses that identified him and led testimony against him in the court had a grudge against him Sikazwe and seven other accused persons stand charged with two counts of murder contrary to section 200 of the penal code CAP87 of the laws of Zambia and one count of attempted murder contrary to section 215 of the same code. It is alleged that on June 2, 2016 at Mupulungu, the accused persons jointly and whilst acting together with others unknown did murder Benson Mukupa Kaoma and Raibos Chifunda. It is further alleged that on the same date the accused persons attempted to murder Peter Sinyangwe. Sikazwe, 62, told the […]
