By LUCY PHIRIA 22-YEAR-OLD woman of Kitwe who allegedly killed her two-year-old son by suffocating him with a pillow has appeared at the Lusaka Magistrate Court.Musowe Maeke is charged with one count of murder contrary to section 200 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of ZambiaMaeke appeared before Lusaka magistrate Kawama Mwamfulu.However, state prosecutor Lewis Loti made an application to have the indictment substituted.“May the matter come up tomorrow October 11, 2022 for substitution of the indictment in readiness for committal,” he saidIt is alleged that Maeke stayed at a lodge in Lusaka’s Kamwala South for three days after being chased by her sister.Her sister had given Maeke transport money to go back to Kitwe.It is also alleged that the accused opted to stay in Lusaka at a lodge for three days before she killed her son after she failed to provide food for him and herself.It is also alleged that the […]
Mother appears in court over child’s death
