A 40 year old man of Mkushi town in Central Province of Zambia has disclosed before Mkushi magistrate court that he was forced to steal fish in Mkushi farm block in order to satisfy his wife’s pregnancy cravings.
Shalom Mwape aged 40 yrs. old,
a driver by profession of Katwishi area of Mkushi stood charged with 1 count of
theft contrary to section 272 of the penal code chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia
a charge he admitted committing.
Brief facts are that Mr Mwape
on 19 April, 2024 was found in possession of fresh fish he caught from Mwansa
Chawa farm dam in Mkushi farm block valued at k900 property of Mwansa Chawa which
was fully recovered after he was caught.
in mitigation the now convict
told magistrate bright Simukoko that he was forced to steal due to pregnancy
craving demands of his wife as he was advised to find work unlike stealing from
other people an act which has landed in on the wrong side of the law.
Magistrate Smukoko has since
convicted and sentenced Shalod Mwape to 6 months imprisonment with hard labour.
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