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Police arrest a Bishop of Healing Cross Ministries Church of Mansa for raping a 17-year old girl and defiling another aged 15

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POLICE in Mansa have charged arrested Bishop John Mwelwa 37 of Healing Cross Ministries Church for two offences of Rape and Defilement.

It is alleged that the victim 17 had persistent abdominal pains and her parents took her to Bishop Mwelwa who prophesied that she had cotton in her abdomen and the bishop gave her an appointment to see him on September18,2022 around 10:00 hours.

However, when the victim’s parents took her there, on the material day, the Bishop demanded that the victim should go alone with him so that he can remove the cotton.

Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said on September 19, 2022 around 13:00 hours the victim went to the Bishop Mwelwa who asked her to embark in his vehicle and he took her to a named lodge where he allegedly raped her when he inserted his manhood in her private part as a way of removing the cotton from the abdomen.

Mr Hamoonga said the victim sustained painful private parts and abdominal pains.

He said with regards to the defilement case. It is alleged that the Bishop was approached by a parent of a female juvenile 15 who had a condition of having milk coming out of her breast.

On an unknown date on a Sunday in March, 2022 at Healing Cross Ministries Church. The Bishop requested the victim to come on a Monday the following day where he told her that she had cotton wool in her stomach which needed to be removed. He later on gave her anointing oil to drink,” he said.

Mr Hamoonga said the Bishop then drove to a named lodge where he booked a room and applied anointing oil on her private parts and breast while purportedly removing the cotton.

“He informed the victim that the cotton was still remaining and asked her if she could go and have it removed within fifteen minutes by way of having canal knowledge with her boyfriend if she had one. The victim responded that she didn’t have a boyfriend and that is how he defiled the Juvenile purporting that he was removing the remaining cotton,” Mr Hamoonga said.

He said the suspect is detained in Police custody and will appear in court soon.

“We would like to re-echo our warning to persons posing as men of God with a sole purpose of preying on their congregants or persons seeking spiritual help.As a Law enforcement agency we shall ensure that such persons are arrested and prosecuted in the courts of law,” Mr Hamoonga said.

(Mwebantu, Monday, 26th September, 2022

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16-year-old unlicensed driver in court for murder

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A 16-OLD boy unlicensed driver is in court for allegedly killing a security guard he bashed when driving a speeding Toyota Alphard.

This is in a case the teenager of Chalala, who will be called TJ, charged with murder.

He allegedly killed Enoch Chanda, 35, a G4S security guard at Manda Hill mall sometime last December.

According to police, it is alleged that on the material day at Manda Hill mall, the Toyota Alphard TJ was driving hit into a Toyota Allion.

Afterwards, a security guard stopped TJ, and advised him to park the car while Mr Chanda was at the time manning the car park near the gate.

But after assuring the security guard that he would park the car, TJ sped off but in the process of trying to flee, he allegedly bashed Mr Chanda who was closing the gate to prevent him from driving out.

Mr Chanda died on the spot and police later apprehended TJ and a 21-year-old man who allowed him to drive the car.

The juvenile yesterday appeared before Lusaka resident magistrate Anna Vomvas Holland charged with murder.

After the court read out the murder charge, the minor said he understood it.

Magistrate Holland told the child offender, who was with the auntie, said matter is beyond her jurisdiction, because it is heard at the High Court children’s court by a Judge.

Defence lawyer Robert Siulapwa then applied for bail quoting sections 70 and 73 of the Child Code Act.

He asked that the child in conflict with the law be allowed to go home so that he can continue with his education especially that he had stayed away from school since his arrest last December.

“We understand that under normal circumstances, the offence of murder is non bailable, however, this is a matter involving a child,” the lawyer said.

But public prosector Chipo Gura said much as the application was application, the State was already in receipt of a certificate to refer the case to the High Court for trial.

“We are of the view that this application be made in the High Court where the court will have jurisdiction after the matter has been committed,” she said.

But Mr Siulapwa contended that the magistrate had a role to play to ensure he is released on bail during transition of this matter to the High Court.

The matter comes up today for ruling on the bail application.

(Mwebantu, Thursday, March 28th, 2024)

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Lusaka woman survives after being shot by boyfriend, police say 

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A man of Lusaka aged between 25 and 30-years old has died after shooting himself in the chest.

Jeff Mulenga is believed to have taken his own life after earlier shooting his girlfriend only identified as Bwafya aged 23-years-old in unknown circumstances.

Fortunately, for the victim who was shot in the abdomen area, she is said to be recuperating in hospital and is out of danger.

Deputy Police Spokesperson Danny Mwale the incident occurred on March 26th around 22:00 hours in Chalala area.

“A man of Lusaka’s Libala South identified as Jeff Mulenga allegedly took his own life after shooting his girlfriend. The girlfriend, only identified as Bwalya, aged 23, sustained a gunshot wound in the abdomen and was rushed to the Hospital by Police officers who responded to the call from members of the public in Chalala. She is reported to be out of danger,” he said.

Mr Mwale explained after after the shooting incident in Chalala area, at around 23:30 hours, Police received a report that the suspect had shot himself in State Lodge area.

He said Police officers rushed to the scene where they found Mr Mulenga laying in a pool of blood with a gunshot wound on the chest.

“Car keys believed to be for his motor vehicle and a pistol were found at the scene while the motor vehicle, a Mazda BT 50 was found parked outside the gate of one of the houses within the area.He was rushed to the University Teaching Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival,” he said.

Mr Mwale added that Police have instituted investigations to establish the actual cause of the shooting incidents.

(Mwebantu, Wednesday, March 27th, 2024)

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The boy child may not be safe too

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A 15-YEAR-OLD boy of Kamwala South is in court for allegedly sodomizing a 10-year-old boy from his neighbourhood.

The teenager, a pupil, who will be referred to as JC to protect his identity in line with the Child Code Act, has been charged with unnatural offenses.

Particulars are that on November 15, 2023, JC had carnal knowledge of a10-year-old fellow boy we shall call, LC.

By law, the act was against the order of nature.

When the case was called before Lusaka magistrate Exildah Nsunge-Chanda, it was adjourned to a later date for possible trial because yesterday was not a juvenile session.

It is alleged that during the material times, LC was allegedly invited by JC, whom the victim used to refer to as ‘uncle’ from the neighbour, and had sex with him.

It is further alleged that JC allegedly molested LC on three occasions until an elderly person found the minors in the act.

When queried, JC claimed that it was actually LC who initiated the act.

The Lusaka case comes barely a day after it was reported in the media that a six year old boy of Chipata had been sodomised 10 times by his mother’s landlord.

(Mwebantu, Tuesday, March 27th, 2024)

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