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A man of Petauke district in Eastern Province has been sent to 40 years imprisonment with hard labour for defilement by the Chipata High Court.
Facts before the court were that Sydney Chilambwe on May 25, 2017 had canal knowledge of a minor below the age of 16 contrary to the laws of Zambia.
Chilambwe was committed to the high court for sentencing after being convicted by the Magistrate Court.
In mitigation, Chilabwe through Senior Legal Aid Counsel John Phiri said he was a first offender who was remorseful and regretted committing the offence.
In sentencing Chilambwe, High Court Judge Conceptor Zulu said she had considered what was said in mitigation but that the offence that Chilambwe committed is a serious one.
She then sentenced him to 40 years imprisonment with hard labour effective from the date of his arrest.