Man sentenced 12 months for stealing goatsBy MAKOKWA CLARA MUYENDEKWATHE Choma magistrate court has sentenced a man to 12 monthsimprisonment with hard labour for stealing two goats.Jeremiah Choonga aged 28 of Siyoowi village was charged with stock theft contrary to section 272 and 275 (1) of the penal code of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence are that between January 7 and January 8, 2022 at Choma, Choonga stole two goats valued at K950 belonging to Mr Langson Mweetwa.Choonga admitted the charge when called to take plea before Resident Magistrate Idah Mupemo.When asked why he committed the offence, Choonga said he wanted to sell the animals at a neighbouring village.Brief facts before court are that on January 7, 2022, Mr Mweetwa of Siamachilevillage who is the complainant secured his goats before resting and discovered that two goats were missing the following morning.He then conducted a search and received a phone call from a Mr Jerry Muzyambafrom a neighbouring village telling him that a person approached him and was selling two goats.The accused was then reported to police and after hearing the matching description of the goats, […]
Man sentenced 12 months for stealing goats
