Man gets life imprisonment for killing rival he caught in bed with girlfriend

A 43-year-old Nakonde resident has been jailed for life by the Chinsali High Court, Zambia, over the killing of his rival whom he found having s3x with his girlfriend.

Jonas Sinkamba’s was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Jackson Sinkamba, 29, two years ago in October.

According to Zambia Observer, the court documents stated that Jonas caught Jackson having sexual intercourse with his girlfriend, Mwaka Nampemba, and stabbed him in the abdomen.

The presiding judge at the Chinsali High Court, Justice Willie Sinyangwe, ruled that the prosecution successfully proved the murder case beyond a reasonable doubt.

Evidence presented in court showed that the murder weapon, a knife, was stained with blood and the victim bled to death from the deep wound in his abdomen.

Although fingerprint testing was not conducted on the knife, Sinyangwe stated that the use of a knife as a weapon demonstrated Sinkamba’s intent to cause harm or death.

Sinyangwe added that such an action indicates an intention to cause death or serious harm, considering that stabbing someone in the stomach with a knife can be fatal.

“With effect to malice aforethought Section 204 of the Penal Code, I therefore find you Jonas Sinkamba guilty as charged thereby sentencing you to life imprisonment,” said Sinyangwe.

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