Kabwe magistrate today jailed Barry Chibale 36, for 21 months imprisonment with hard labour after he pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding contrary to section 232 (a) chapter 87 of the penal code of the laws of Zambia.
As the Principal Resident Magistrate Joushua Banda pronounced the verdict, Chibale broke down and wept uncontrollably, as he was led to the cells. Chibale is a government driver at Nkrumah University in Kabwe.
Facts before the court were that, in the first count, on 18th July this year Chibale of house number 91 Chowa compound, unlawfully wounded his wife Rutendo Bobo 28 during a marital wrangle and sliced off part of her nose using a castle broken bottle.
In the second count on the same date, Chibale unlawfully wounded Harriet Mutale 28 of house number 45 New Chirwa railways compound in Kabwe.
Passing judgement in respect of the first count, Principal Resident Magistrate Banda said the offence committed by Chibale was a serious one.
Magistrate Banda said though Chibale showed remorse and was a first offender, his action was unforgivable. In mitigation earlier, Chibale’s lawyer, Mwiinga Cheelo, pleaded with the court to exercise leniency on him since he showed remorse and regretted the action he took.
Mr. Cheelo said Chibale had learnt a lesson and would desist from being violent and using force to resolve matrimonial issues.
The court set August 16 and 20 for continued trial in respect of the second count in which Chibale unlawfully wounded Harriet Mutale contrary to section 232 (a) of the laws of Zambia.
And Yong Women Christian Association (YWCA) in Kabwe commended the outcome of the case saying people should believe in justice if they were to learn how to respect the law.
YWCA central province officer Juliet Kawanda said this should be a learning process for would be offenders.
She said people should not take the law into their own hands and they should learn that gender was real.
ZANIS
Lila mwandi, ba lekulolela naya kumbuyo. Good luck, though that’s a slap on the wrist.
This is a slap on the wrist for this level of violence.
nomba balamulila na bakashi chikala
balamulila abakashi and in the meantime ninshi nao balemulya ku ma starved prisoners
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Madam nao, when she gets better, she should stop going to zozi a zozi!
Far too lenient a sentence. I suppose this would not even have gone to court had he merely battered her and left no visible markings. The Zambian judicial system needs to get serious about marital violence. this nonsense needs to be curbed. There are far too many *****s out there who think they have a God given right to beat up women.
Guys, chikondi saumiliza. Nga akana, kuya geta umbi. Chaba shani kanshi? And Nubian Princess, I agree witcha, this is a freakin slap on the wrist. Guys, real men do not beat up women, I mean, there is absolutely no good reason, non whatsoever, to lay your hands on a woman.
In the hood you were a girl-beater; but in the pen you are a soap dropper. Yarra
Barry Deserved it as this wasn’t the first time he phisically abused his wife, On the other Hand it seems if u are a nobody pa zed your case is dealt with swiftly but whats happening to Dr Musonda is had to take the utmost Public outcry for the police to just arrest and later on charge him, this is the person who almost killed an innocent soul, whats happening to Muzungu’s son who rammed into a crowd in killed 3 on the spot, we need these guyz to be sent to prison for the to reform as well coz they equally wronged, this is what we call selective application of the judicial system:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?:-?
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Pants down MMD!
The sentence is not enough ! That moron has damaged Rutendos once-beautiful face forever. I pray that he is given 15 yrs for the second one
Pabwato !!!!!!!!!!!
Too bad you had to chop her nose and ended up in the gallows. This is life. When you come out, marry a woman who fears God and not one who is found at Zozi a Zozi. I have found out in life that marrying a woman like Rutendo can devastate your life because such can be ****ed even in your bedroom. Now the same people she was following at Zozi a Zozi will feast on her since its only the nose thats disfigured. Other parts are perfect. She looks pretty, but a slut, i guess.
Liulefye aupile amuguys. She deserved it. When you are out, marry someone perfect bwana.
Chiluba did not even see prison for causing hundreds of deaths through the lack of medication in hospitals, starvation/poverty through unemployment etc. He store billions of Kwacha yet this guy’s conviction only takes a few months to conclude. I am not supporting what he did but just highlighting the double standards exhibited by our justice system.
now lets see how tough you will be in jail.very soon you will be named jane.prison mwana
@ #1….LOL….