By LUCY PHIRIA 35-YEAR-OLD man of Chipata Compound has been sentenced to three years simple imprisonment for killing his wife and later dumping her body in the bush.Jonas Mwaba was charged with the offence of murder which was later reduced to manslaughter.It is alleged that on June 26, 2021, Mwaba caused the death of Given Bwalya his wife.When the case came up before Lusaka High Court Judge Koreen Mwenda-Zimba, the accused pleaded guilty to the charge.Facts are that on June 6, 2021 around 13:00 hours, the accused and his wife decided to leave their home for leisure and headed different ways in Zingalume.Around 20:00 hours when Mwaba returned home, he found his wife standing with a man at the gate.When they entered the house, the couple started fighting. Bwalya picked a brick in an attempt to hit the husband.In the process, the accused used the same brick to hit the wife in the chest. The […]
Lusaka man sentenced to three years for killing wife
