By Lucy PhiriA LUSAKA man has narrated in the Lusaka magistrate court how he stole property worth K24, 000 to feed and take his 10 children to school.Alvis Simakali found himself in hot soup after the court found him with a case to answer and sentenced him to 30 months imprisonment with hard labour.Simakali told the court, he needed to take his children to school and also feed his family as his wife is a stroke patient and cannot do anything.Simakali is accused of stealing one wheelbarrow, a water pump and four rolls of wire fence property of Moses Chama, without lawful authority.It is alleged that on July 4, 2021, Simakali was charged with one count of theft. It was around 20:00 hours when Nchimunya Mamwanjala one of the workers at the farm was about to go to bed and discovered that the mentioned items were missing. He then saw a man at a distance […]
Man narrates how he stole TV worth K24,000 to feed family
