ZAMBIA: HUBBY GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING WIFE

Kitwe High Court judge Chilombo Phiri sentenced a man of Kalulushi’s Chambishi township to death for killing his wife by repeatedly stabbing her with a knife on different parts of the body.
Ms Justice Phiri sentenced Frank Sinkala after she found him guilty of murder.
She said there was no extenuating circumstances in the case to warrant an alternative sentence other than the mandatory death penalty for persons convicted of murder.
Particulars of the offence are that on February 28, this year, in Kalulushi, Sinkala allegedly murdered Catherine Kasenge. He denied the charge.
In passing judgment, Ms Justice Phiri described the wounds suffered by the deceased as grave and horrific.
She said was satisfied that the prosecution had proved its case against Sinkala beyond reasonable doubt.
“There are no extenuating circumstances in this case. The accused person unlawfully stabbed the deceased. He should have known or ought to have known that his actions would cause death or grievous bodily harm,” Ms Justice Phiri said.
She added that Sinkala had malice aforethought when he stabbed Kasenge.