A 22-YEAR-OLD Malawian has been sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment with hard labour for ràp!ng a 16-year-old girl of Chipangali and holding her hostage for over six hours.
Gift Kwenda ràp£d the girl in a bush in Chief Chinunda’s area of Chipangali, Eastern Province.
Particulars of the offence are that on March 13, 2025, in Chipangali, Kwenda had unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl without her consent.
Kwenda admitted the charge of ràp£ in the Chipata Magistrates Court and was convicted and committed to the High Court for sentencing.
He appeared before Lusaka based High Court Judge Charles Kafunda, who is sitting in Chipata.
Source: Zambia Daily Mail