Former Zesco Limited managing director, Rhodney Sisala has been acquitted of charges of assaulting his wife Eunice.
Lusaka Magistrate Prince Mwiinga set Mr Sisala free after he found that there was no collaborating medical evidence linking Mr Sisala to having caused multiple injuries his wife sustained.
This was in a case in which Mr Sisala, an electrical engineer of House number 11A Twin Palm Road, Kabulonga was alleged to have on 14th May 2011 in Lusaka assaulted Eunice Hambote Sisala thereby occasioning her actual bodily harm.
Eunice told the court that on the material day around 22 hours, she received six female visitors who went to collect a wedding dress from their matrimonial home but Mr Sisala chased them from the house because of the late hour of visitation.
But Eunice was angered by her husband’s behavior and followed the women outside the gate to call them back on grounds that it was also her house as such she had the right to entertain visitors at anytime she so wished.
It was during that time that Mr Sisala rushed to the gate to close it but before he could achieve his motive, his wife arrived and started pushing herself inside the gate.
Eunice claimed that it was during this process that she sustained the multiple injuries on her right arm, and that she was hit with a lock on her knee as her leg was trapped between the gates.
Mr Sisala who brought two of his children as witnesses denied ever assaulting his wife but admitted chasing the visitors.
He said Eunice was only after fixing him because their marriage was rocked with matrimonial problems adding the couple was sleeping in separate bedrooms.
Dr Prince Kapinda who examined Eunice and issued her with a medical report had told the court that during medical examination, he found she had pain almost everywhere he touched hence his conclusion that she had multiple bruises and swellings on her body.
Dr Kapinda said his findings were consistent with the circumstances alleged.
But Magistrate Mwiinga in his judgment said he failed to connect to the two specific places where Eunice claimed she sustained injuries.
Magistrate Mwiinga however noted it was clear that Mr Sisala’s action of continuing pushing the gate despite knowing that his wife was trying to gain entry was intentional and was done recklessly.
Magistrate Mwiinga said that there was nothing in the medical report to suggest that the doctor’s findings that Sisala’s action caused the injuries in two parts of the body, complained by Eunice.
He said that the prosecution failed to prove their case beyond any reasonable doubt and such he was setting the accused free.
“The prosecution has failed to prove their case beyond any reasonable doubt and I subsequently set the accused at liberty and do hereby order that the accused be set free of the charge,” Magistrate Mwiinga said.
the ruling was not done in good faith.
Corrupted by Mr. Sisala.
Ok but time yalichita over 22hrs???
Exhaust you have made my day especially after a fight last night with my South African Wife oh nawaoooooooo
It is very normal for a husband and a wife to sleep in different bedrooms
Desperate housewives! The laws should also protect men. A lot of women are getting away with schemes designed to fix husbands in troubled marriages because the law tilts too much in favour of women. I have no problem with women that genuinely claim their rights in a matrimonial set up. I see courts have began to realise that some women have ulterior motives and uses the law to achieve their clandestine aims.
All because they are a weaker vessel, if only you men can realise that, it can all be happy days en happy holidays.
It’s very normal for a husband and wife to have misunderstandings and fight.Bravo Prince for saving your brother, that’s what we mean blood is thicker than water.
Sad indeed. The wife needed to use restraint.We know that she has equal rights when it comes to the enjoyment of the house but to invite people at home @ 22 hrs? I think the husband,being the head of the house, had every right to do what he did. Mrs Sisala is a woman looking for trouble and believe it or not, she will get it. I pray that it won’t be the lose of life.
Mr. Sisala, it’s a pity that your wife is not loyal to you! Am sure she must be in the group of unmarried women who wish to do things on their own. There is no way that a proper married woman can behave like that. Mumbwe ukulila ninshi pali uko ashintile amatako. A well cultured woman is supposed to be royal to the husband. To you visitors, why did you decide to go and collect whatever at that awkward time? You know innocent people have been killed by taking risk of moving about at night passing by homes where there has been suspicion of extra marital status. Mr. Sisala, your wife lacks cultural discipline and indeed expect more problems to come! Sorry for you my brother!
Send Eunice to Alanginzi. How can a married woman entertain six visitors during such old hours? Sisala should have sorted out those six women.
Women are the agressors in most of these GBV cases and the media especially the Post just publish one sided stories. A lot of innocent men have had their names destroyed over nothing. It is no longer intersting to get married.
Very true!!! I agree with you with evidence from a very close friend. it’s a shame!!!
To turn on visitors is cowardice. A normal man who is in charge of his emotions was supposed to let the visitors accomplish their mission then councel his wife. Clearly in that case the wife was only trying to save her face fom the embarrasment by this uncultured man.
Mimi, good observation.
talking of principles, the wife en the visitors lack that considering the time they wanted to meet. uncultured gold diggers
Ing’andu ushilalamo baikumbwa umutenge.
We don’t know what else went on in this house and relationship.
We cannot pre-conclude anything. 22 hours is awfully late. The wife should have discussed this with her husband prior to making such arrangements.
Also, a man must not violently lay his hands on his wife, she is not to be disciplined by the husband because she is not his child.
At least we have something which no one can blame the PF government for. Or is just a matter of time some blogger somewhere will find reason to blame PF for this.
@mimi. Clearly I can see that you’re not married and you have no Idea what goes on in marriages. One day you will be haunted by your words.
Eunice should appeal to the high court!! This magistrate has misdirected himself!! He has OVER-LOOKED the “Beyond Reasonable Doubt” aspect. The defendant has accepted he was pushing the gate which happened to trap the plaintiff – The TRAUMA EMANATED FROM THAT POINT, the Defendant has failed to SUGGEST ANY OTHER CAUSE ATTRIBUTING THE TRAUMA!! Thus such a misdirected judgement isn’t the end-all!!
It’ s very true that the Zambian law is not very stiff against women who misbehave in their marriages because it is always men who are given the blamed in almost all matrimonial related cases. In 2005 in Chililabombwe, a certain woman abandoned her bedroom and started sleeping in the sitting room for almost two years alleging her husband that he was a witch and that he was responsible for the sickness of her brother whom the poor husband was keeping as well as her relatives. in the process she started flirting with another man whom we know and when she got pregnant in 2008, she wanted to induce her husband to start sleeping with her so that she could accuse him of being responsible for the pregnacy but the husband refused. The matter was taken to court but hear what happened:-
Men should start building their personal houses which their wives should have no claim and possibly leave the matrimonial home and stay at his home where his wife can visit him on appointment.Advice to Sisala leave that woman in the house,find another woman life is too short to fight over the house-the house should not enslave you-go build another one.
22hrs, women are full of tricks, maybe the 6 womwn came with Eunices boyfriend for aka short time. Atase ati to collect wedding dress at 22hrs kwati ubwinga nipa 23hrs same nite, bullshit
Dr Prince Kapinda who examined Eunice and issued her with a medical report had told the court that during medical examination, he found she had pain almost everywhere he touched hence his conclusion that she had multiple bruises and swellings on her body.
THIS IS TOTAL FABRICATIONS AND I SUSPECT THIS LEARNED DOCTOR TO BE FLILTING OUT WITH EUNICE SISAALA.
AT LEAST WE KNOW THAT THE WOMAN IS EUNICE HAMBOTE, AHA, AHA, MAYBE SHE LIED THAT THE WOMEN WERE COLLECTING THE WEDDING DRESS. BUT SIX OF THEM WHY? THERE IS AN UNDERLINING PROBLEM APART FROM “SLEEPING IN SEPARATE BEDROOMS”. WELL, WELL, EEE, EUNICE WAMUPEZA LAMBA BULL TEFYO. LEAVE RODNEY ALONE. THERE ARE A LOT OF US WHO NEED HUSBANDS LIKE RODNEY. I WILL LOOK FOR HIS NUMBER. THERE IS NO NEED FOR HIM TO BE SLEEPING ALONE.
The Chililabombwe local court wanted to rule in favour of the woman simply because they were oiled (bribed) by the relatives of the same lady in question with millions of kwachas yet the story is very true that the woman committed adultery and that there was abundant evidence because she even had a child from the man whom we know. Today she boasts with her friends that she did it deliberately because all she wanted was a house and some benefits from her ex husband and that she knew the local court justices at chililabombwe local court were going to help her because they are easily bribed. This is not the only case but there are quite a good number of them at the same court. Why should men suffer to such an extent because of unfaithful women who don’ t honour their marriages ?
Mimi @ #8. Your reasoning baffles me. How does it become cowardice to chase 6 six women who come to see your wife at 22 00hrs? No normal man can tolerate that kind of trash. Only a fool of a man can allow what you are talking about. Are you married Mimi or you are just blogging for the sake of it?
The bias in laws we are making to proctect women is going to haunt us one day. Women in troubled marriages are abusing the law to try and fix husbands especially the insecure ones, once they think their hubbies don’t want them anymore. Some behave unreasonably and once the husband hints that he’s looking elsewhere for “comfort”, they panic and go to extents of abusing the law. Like in this case, how will this woman now live under the same roof with Mr. Sisala?
We all know Eunice Sisaala, she is a big cheater and has been f***k many young men around.
It’s good Sisaala’s name has been cleared. women and the so called equal rights
Since this was a criminal complaint and she has lost, she can file a civil lawsuit and claim compensation for the injuries since the prongs to establish a prima facie case are lesser in a civil case than a criminal one.
Some woman are troubling their husbands thinking courts are now to favour woman, courts are for both men, woman and all the people, how would some bring friends at a late hour? where on earth?
Good judgement.
Eunice has no respect for her husband,Rhodney should have used a sjambok to instil descipline in that woman.How can she dare think she can allow visitors anytime cause its also her house.
@13 and 21 Contrary to your view, I am very married and because my partner and I respect each other, none of us can embarrase the other in front of outsiders. We actually differ big time in the confines of our bedroom. That is the way I look at married life anyway, but I can see 13 and 21 enjoy fighting in full view of your own children.
Eunice is a stupid woman. she thinks she can abuse the law to fix the husband. Woman, think again. Fellow men, deal sternly with any woman who misbehaves. Sisala should just sale the house or get a mortgage on the house and shift to somewhere else. this gender issue is a fallacy and local courts have fallen for this nosense. i can just imagine this woman benefiting from sisala sweat when all she did was sit at home and watch TV. Probably all housework was done by a maid. i have respect for woman who work and contribute an income to the family. not cheap women who use underhand methods to get what they never sweated for. women must earn whatever they own.
Some of these women are simply going over the top with their conduct. Congratulations, man!
@mimi. Iam thrilled to learn that you’re married. How long have you been married? Two weeks perhaps! The truth of the matter is; Eunice is one untaught women who behaves like a spoiled child. Honestly, your husband advises you not to go out of the gate in the night for whatever reason and you decide aganist it, what do you expect? No man would tolarate such kind of insubordination.If you want your marriage to start hitting rocks, then start disobeying him and you see how fast your romance runs out of the window. You sound like a very nice woman mimi but believe me,you don’t want trouble in your marriage. Take my advice!
We agree there’s a number of cases with merit when it comes to domestic “violence” in homes, but the majority of cases are just trash cases aimed at fulfilling person vendettas on the part of frustrated useless women that want to rip where they did not sow and on top of it all, mess up the names of men with a good standing in society without even caring. Men, let’s wake up before this situation gets out of hand. The law should be equally applied, whether the complainant is male or female otherwise tilting the balance just results into abuse of law enforcement agencies that our hard-earned kwachas pays for through taxes.
I hear Sisala owns an estate in Kitwe LT make a research.
Mimi @ 28. I am glad that you are married and you confess that you experience some issues with your partner. I still can’t understand how you can justify the act of bringing friends at a late hour. Are you sure these same women were from their marital homes? Let us face it my sister, Eunice already had problems in her marriage and inviting friends at a late hour could only add more problems. You sound to be a very mature married woman so do not support a wrong person. By the way I have never fought with my wife and we always talk about our issues over dinner outside home.
@33 Mabotu. We seem not to be on the same wavelength here. You misunderstand me, at no point did say Mrs. Sisala was right to bring her friends at that hour. But since the did was already done, all I am saying is Mr. Sisala should have been the bigger person here and wait for outsiders to go then sort out the wrong. Surely his impulsive reaction did not make anything better but to worsen an already bad situation. Hope you see what I mean.
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@mimi..am in very much in support of your view of the character of mr sisala,how would a man lose all his integrity to fight with his wife over the gate closing and pushing just because of visitors ,he should have waited for the women to go,then sit down with his wife and talk over the issue ammicably even when they are not in terms….am not in support of late visits but the behavior potraid leaves much to be desired
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@mimi&oxmos; you guys suprise me, you honestly think that Mr Sisala would just do a thing like that. Get real guys. I think both of you are smart guys. I don’t think that you would be happy if your partners invited their buddies to your homes around 22hrs when that’s the time they’re suppose to be spending quality time with you.Believe me, none of you would like that.
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My brother, Mr. Sisala, it is really disheartening to learn of such stories where a woman is mistreating the husband of your stature and dignity. Your wife has a hidden agenda which will one day land you into problems! She thinks that she is the untouchable and not of your class! Shame upon her! You know divorcing is the least thing that any one who mentions God should think of, but if things go beyond redemption and to serve your life and image that option is unavoidable. Imisu yamwanakashi taiciluka luputa! If your wife thinks that there are other men who can take care of her better than you do then she is just wasting her time because she will continue with her folly behaviour wherever she will go and the truth will bring shame to her. Brother just be be patient.
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