By LUCY PHIRIA WOMAN of Lusaka’s Misisi compound has been slapped with five years simple imprisonment for allegedly assaulting her eight-year-old son on his private parts with an iron bar after he stole a piece of chicken. Jessy Banda, 33 begged the court for mercy, saying she will never repeat what she did. She said she thought she was disciplining her son as every mother would do without realising that she was killing him.However when the matter came up in the Lusaka magistrate court before magistrate Trevor Kasanda, Banda accepted the charge of assault. “I understand and accept the charge, yes I beat him using an iron bar and I regret,” she said. Facts are that on December 26, 2021 around 06:00 hours, Banda hit her son using a sharp object on his private parts and he sustained a deep cut on the scrotum.A good Samaritan heard him crying and rushed to rescue him after […]
MOTHER GETS FIVE YEARS SIMPLE IMPRISONMENT FOR INJURING SON’S PRIVATE PARTS
