Man (72) jailed 15 yrs for defilement

THE CHIPATA High Court on Tuesday jailed a 72-year-old peasant farmer of Vubwi District to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old minor, who also fell pregnant.

Appearing before High Court Judge Flavia Chishimba was Njolomole Phiri of Kachambo village in Chief Pembamoyo’s area, who was charged with one count of defiling a girl under the age of 16 years contrary to the Laws of Zambia.

Particulars of the offence were that on unknown dates but between June and February this year in Vubwi District, Phiri unlawfully had carnal knowledge of a girl and consequently impregnated her.

On February 2 this year, Pepuzani Kwenda, the grandfather of the girl went to pay a visit to his sister who was sick.

Upon his return, he noticed that his granddaughter was pregnant and he then reported the matter to Zozwe Police Post and the accused was summoned to the police.

At the police post the girl revealed that Phiri impregnated her, before he arrested and charged with defilement.

During mitigation, the accused pleaded with the court to exercise maximum leniency as he was a first offender.

He asked the court not to mete out a stiff punishment on him as he was already old.

In the same court, Charles Phiri 27, of Mankugwa village in Chief Mwanjabathu in Petauke District, was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling an eight-year-old girl.

Facts before the court were that on November 5, 2011, the accused, who is a business executive, went with the girl to pick caterpillars in the bush.

But after returning around 17.00hours, the girl looked depressed and complained of pains on her private parts.

The following day, her parents noticed that her private parts had some discharge.

The court heard that the accused gave the girl a lift on the bicycle after he had defiled her.

In another case, Ms Justice Chishimba sentenced White Banda 37, a peasant farmer of Chimucheka Village under Chief Mlolo in Chadiza District to 18 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 14-year-old girl.

Particulars of the offence were that on April 15 this year, Banda had unlawful carnal knowledge of the girl, who was at his house.

The accused forced himself on her after she refused his love proposals while her mother was in Mozambique.

The same court also sentenced Samson Zulu aged 24 of Katemo Village of Senior Chief Kalindawalo in Petauke District to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for indecent assault.

Particulars of the matter were that the accused on February 24 last year, indecently assaulted a 17-year-old girl at around 01.00 hours as the girl was asleep.

The girl told the court that she did not give consent for the culprit to start fondling her private parts on the material day.

In another case, Ms Justice Chishimba jailed Joseph Phiri (37), a peasant farmer of Mumbi village in Chief Mumbi in Petauke District to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 54-year-old woman.

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