Thu, 09 Feb 2017 10:00:07 +0000 By Charles Musonda THE acquittal of a 37-year-old man, who was accused of defiling a 13-year-old HIV positive orphan, has shocked the victim’s family. Yesterday, Lusaka Magistrate Humphrey Chitalu acquitted Wilson Kanyesha who was facing one count of defiling an orphan that was born HIV positive. It was alleged that on unknown dates but between December 2013 and June 2014, Kanyesha of house number 44, Chilenje Township, Lusaka, defiled his tenant’s granddaughter in his house. Magistrate Chitalu said although medical evidence proved that the girl was defiled, there was no connection between the offence and Kanyesha because of inconsistencies in evidence adduced by the prosecution witnesses regarding the girl’s whereabouts during the period the defilement happened. “I am satisfied that there is no evidence implicating the accused. The case was poorly prosecuted and I hope in future the State will do their best because these are very sensitive […]
