December 2006

Lusitu Couple Forces Girl To Have Sex With Her Father
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A Couple in Lusitu area in Siavonga has been accused of forcing their daughter to have sex with her father.

Murder Suspects Linked Crime Through Dream
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

Four murder suspects arrested in connection with the murder of the Heyden Family in Kabwe were connected to the crime through a dream.

Remandees Detained On Expired Warrants
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A TOTAL of 106 remandees at Mpima Prison in Kabwe have complained of prolonged detention and failure to be taken to court for long periods of time while most of them have their remand warrants expired.

Child Neglect Now Wholly Criminal - Musonda
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Mansa

THE Mansa Central Police Station Victim Support Unit has said it is happy that the Police Penal Code CAP 87 now has an amended supplement where child neglect is no longer both civil and criminal but purely criminal.

Nchelenge Resident Complains Over Court Adjournment
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Mansa

A Nchelenge resident, who is challenging the decision of Chief Puta of Chiengi district to stop him from constructing or selling a building that he had purchased from the Jehova's Witnesses in 2000, has complained over the delay of his case in Mansa magistrate court.

LRF Newsletter Helpful - Mansa Cop
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Mansa

THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) Newsletter is a correctional publication that has helped many people, including police officers learn from their mistakes and be sensitized on a wide range of human rights issues, Mansa Central Police Victim Support Unit (VSU) Chief Inspector Peter Musonda has said.

Boy, 17, Remanded Over Cabbages Without Charge
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe

A 17-year-old boy in Nchelenge, Luapula Province has been remanded in prison for allegedly stealing five heads of cabbage.

Serenje Man Cries Foul Over Ritual Murder Suspects
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A SERENJE man, who survived a suspected ritual murder, has complained about the failure by the prosecution to take his matter to court and the release of the perpetrators.

Kapiri Woman Seeks Explanation Over 'Missing' Daughter's Death
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A-58 year-old woman of Kapiri Mposhi has asked the Legal Resources Foundation to help her get an explanation from her former husband on what led to the death her daughter.

Mansa Resident Accuses His Former Employer Of Denying Him ARVs
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Mansa

A MANSA resident has accused his former employer of denying him access to anti retrovirals (ARVs) drugs after they detained and denied him food in one of the rooms at Luena Lodge in Mansa.

LRF Helps Deceased's Family Claim House
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A Kabwe man has deprived a widow and children of their home after the death of her husband. According to Margaret Nyangu a daughter to the late Banda Nyangu, the man only identified as E.Chola deprived them benefits from the house her father bought.

Congestion At Nchelenge Prison Worries LRF
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe

THE Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) says it is concerned with congestion at Nchelenge Prison that is worsened by the absence of a magistrate in the area.
LRF Mansa Paralegal Everisto Chanda told The LRF that the absence of a magistrate in the area had contributed to the congestion at the prison.

Luanshya Man Demands Compensation For Amputated Arm
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe

A Luanshya resident has expressed sadness at the manner police officers can change cases to defend themselves from working contrary to the law.

New Sim Card Lands Woman In Trouble
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A woman of Kaunda Square in Lusaka has been connected to a robbery that occurred in 2004 after she bought a sim card with the same number as the person who was robbed.
Maureen Zulu, 22, told Kaunda Square paralegal Macloud Bwino that she was arrested by officers from the Anti-Robbery Squad and detained for 12 days at Chowa Police Station in Kabwe.

Mansa Prison Officer In Charge Rebuffs Inmates' Accusations
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe

THE officer-in-charge at Mansa Central Prison has refuted complaints by some inmates living with HIV/AIDS that they are having difficulties accessing treatment.

Teacher Subjected To Fake Deductions
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A Mporokoso teacher has been subjected to deductions amounting to K2.1million by unscrupulous dealers in pretext that they would supply her with a solar panel.

Mother Asks Court Justice To Bring Back Her Cattle
By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe in Mansa

A WOMAN of Katangwe village in Luapula Province whose two cattle was seized by a local court after her son defied a court ruling to pay K1 million for damages, wants her cattle back.

Kabwe Nurse At Loggerheads With Employment Agency
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

AN international employment agency has refused to refund a Kabwe woman K400,000 citing breach of contract.

Kabwe Man Refuses To Share Property With Ex-Wife
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

A KABWE man has sought the assistance of the Legal Resources Foundation (LRF) in a matter in which the local court ordered him to sell his house and share the proceeds with his former wife.

Buttered Female Suspect Rejected At Mukobeko
By Madube Pasi Siyauya

MUKOBEKO Women's Prison has rejected a female suspect from being remanded in the prison due to the bad state of health she was in after police tortured allegedly her.