By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAA State witness broke down in court yesterday as she testified that murder accused, Nigel Mwaba, sent a message saying that Tasila Tembo was an animal who did not deserve to live.Ms Carol Phiri Simfukwe , who was Dr Tembo’s best-friend, told Lusaka High Court Judge Wilfred Muma, that Mwaba, verbally abused the victim.Judge Muma had to stand down trial for ten minutes after Ms Simfukwe began to cry in the middle of her testimony.This is a matter in which Zambia Army solder, Lieutenant Mwaba, then aged 33, is alleged to have murdered his girlfriend, Dr Tembo,47, a former Ministry of Health deputy spokesperson, between October 25 and 26,2020,after a dispute .He however denied committing the offence.During continued trial, Ms Simfukwe narrated that her best friend, Dr Tembo, introduced her to Mwaba in 2018 and later confessed that she was in love with him.She stated that just about three to four months […]
Witness breaks down in Tasila Tembo murder case
