The Nchelenge Magistrate Court has sentenced a 28-year-old man to six months imprisonment with hard labour for slapping another man who touched his wife’s breasts.
Before Resident Magistrate Luckson Mbewe was Pardon Mpundu, who readily pleaded guilty to the offense of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (AOBH), contrary to section 248 of the penal code chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia.
Brief facts in the matter were that on 1st May, 2025 in Nchelenge district, Mpundu assaulted Richard Limbikani thereby causing him actual bodily harm.
State prosecutor, Kennedy Chimbali, narrated before court that on the material day, the duo was at a named bar when they picked a quarrel over Mpundu’s wife.
Mpundu told the court that he was forced to slap Limbikani because he touched his wife’s breasts.
“Your honour, the victim in this matter was touching my wife’s breast, no wonder I fought him,” Mpundu told the court.
In mitigation, Mpundu pleaded with the court for leniency adding that nobody will take care of his wife, who is currently pregnant, if he was given a custodial sentence.
Foolish judge jailed the wrong man!
Why wasn’t the slapped guy also jailed for marriage interference? The latter is in the law books!
Not even that, sexual assult? Which is an even more grave form of assult?
Failed to understand the case at hand and even the reporting is very unprofessional. It doesn’t give a statement on what the judge said and why they came to that ruling. Why wasn’t the man who touched the wife charged? As reporters you have power to create a precedent of people believing it is ok to do something wrong and when you are assaulted the one who assaulted you will be the person who will be charged. This must be corrected, please report the way the court of Law has ruled and not over sensationalize the case. Was the woman in an affair with the man that was touching her? Those are questions that must be answered.
TRIBALISM!!!
This is absurd to say the least! The man, like all married men, was protecting his family. I can not believe this!!!
If the facts of the case are correct,this sentence must be appealed.It is irrational and too harsh.It is like the magistrate would like to feel the breasts, also.
What was a pregnant woman doing in a pub and why didn’t she slap the guy who was touching her boobs?
What the pregnant woman was doing in a pub with the husband is none of your business.The important issue here is that she was touched.
Zambia doesnt have laws against pregnant women entering bars. It is an ethical issue so stick to the guy touching her breast-period!
Comment: benze mu beer hole-lo?
We lost
This is outrageous
This is Zambia
The isn’t a normal Judgment. Judge must have graduated from the famous Matero University. Next thing is to sue this relative to the judge who touched the woman’s “things” for sexual harassment.
Half baked story. There is more to this assault than just a mere slap.
that it why in my province witchcraft will not end.
because that Limbikaya will certainly not going to see the light of the year by 2026 because of that jailing of that Guy.
Those sangomaz will practice heavy incantations on the remaining guy. the honorable justice should have just fine mpundu and also mpundu’s wife should have filed in a lawsuit against Limbikaya.
God have mercy on the province.
Please can the legal aid department come to the rescue of this innocent husband and appeal the sentence or case altogether?
Justice must not only be done but must be seen to be done
This is a miscarriage of justice by the judge and judge is just promoting adultery in marriages
Vote wisely vote for HH7 in 2026
I wont vote for HH but I can join you in a protest against this useless magistrate!
Yes,the woman was gropped in front of her husband.There was an element of provocation
This magistrate must be locked up! We know that two wrongs don’t make a right, but neither do three wrongs. I won’t allow any man to touch my wife’s breast. And you might say it is wrong to beat up this sex offender but locking me up is very very ,very wrong. Abash shimafumu Luckson Mbewe!!
What a joke!
Utterly disgusted by this “magistrate “. We need to do a gofundme for this guy to appeal.
LT help Mwata to start one.
Good gesture but it wont help
also as someone said half baked story
so we will never know the truth like the girl found dead behing some blocks in lusaka
LT follows up on nothing so expext nothing
Busy discussing vima assault na vima marital chakuti here meanwhile 50 million worth of drugs won’t be coming, load shedding Ikali fulu fulu, mealie meal is K400 elo ninshi ba PF banausiya pa K120, and you are here posting about ma breast yanagwiliwa of a person you do not even know. Fuel mu PF yenze pa K17
Wasiako ati bachulebonse pamozi bana shota 1 million bakali bazi tombokela monga nobofunta!!!
Mpundu’s wife should sue Limbikani for abuse of indecently touching her breasts without consent.