MULENGA MUSONDA writes
THE Choma Magistrates Court has sentenced a man to 6 months imprisonment for stealing a phone worth over K1,500 in the Night Club on New Year’s celebration.
Appearing before Magistrate Muyambango Munukayumbwa was Lucky Phiri 29 of Choma’s Shampande Township who stood charged with Theft contrary to the Laws of Zambia.
Particulars of the offence are that Phiri on 1 January 2020 stole 1 Stylo K7 phone valued at K1,800 the property of Armstrong Siabone.
When he appeared for plea in the Choma Magistrates Court, Phiri admitted the charge read to him compelling the Court to record a plea of guilty.
According to the facts presented before Court, the complainant lost his phone during the wee hours of 1st January 2020 when he was out celebrating the coming of the New year.
When he tried to call the phone, it rung but after 10 minutes it went off prompting him to report the matter to the Police.
On 17 April Phiri was apprehended after the phone was traced down to a Chansa who disclosed that he bought it from the accused at K350.
Court: Have you understood what has been read?
Phiri: Yes
Court: Is it correct or not?
Phiri: Its correct.
Court: Would you wish to add or subtract anything from what has been read?
Phiri: No
Court: Facts as per record. Upon your admission of the facts to be true and correct, i hereby find you guilty and I convict you accordingly.
Prosecutor: He is a first offender.
Court: What is your mitigation?
Despite Phiri telling the Court that he looks after his widowed mother, Magistrate Munukayumbwa sentenced him to 6 months imprisonment with hard labour and hoped that he will be a changed man when he comes out.
