Husband Fined For Wounding Man Who Harvested His Wife In The Bush

What would you do if you were to catch a man harvesting your own wife, just eight months after marriage, right inside the bush?

A husband who felt that the best way was to attack such a fellow must now be regretting his action.

He has been fined by a court where the randy man took the case to.

The Chadiza Magistrate Court in Zambia ruled that 22-year-old Thamison Phiri of Lavu village, should pay  K7,000 or face 30 months of simple imprisonment for unlawfully wounding 18-year-old Azion Tembo.

The latter was the one whom Phiri caught red-handed, devouring his married wife in the bush.

The incident happened on November 22, 2023, around 20 hours, and of course, Phiri could not take it and proceeded to wounding the 18 year old.

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However, Magistrate Fred Munsaka presided over the case, when Phiri admitted to unlawfully wounding Tembo and said the new husband should pay a fine for his reaction.

Not even the new husband’s testimony that he felt much distressed witnessing firsthand, the youngman triumphing his new wife in the bush, could make the court decide otherwise.

“The sight of the boy and my wife having sex in the bush was heart-breaking. Up to now, I am still broken”, he had testified, saying that was what made him attack Tembo with a knife in a fit of anger, leading to injuries on Tembo’s forehead, left ear, and left arm.

Magistrate Munsaka, in delivering the judgment, emphasized the need for Phiri to manage his anger. He considered Phiri’s use of a knife against an unarmed Tembo as excessive force and dangerous.

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As a deterrent to potential offenders, Magistrate Munsaka imposed a K7,000 fine on Phiri, with an alternative of 30 months of simple imprisonment in default, according to a Zambian Observer report.

The court ruled that K6,000 would be awarded to Tembo, the complainant, who sustained injuries, and K1,000 would go to the state.