The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has committed a 21 year-old woman to the High Court for trial in a matter she is accused of abandoning her child who later died.
Suwilanji Luywa Nyame is charged with one count of child destruction.
Allegations are that Nyame on November 15, 2021 in Lusaka with intent to destroy the life of a child capable of being born unlawfully caused the death of the said child.
When the matter came up before Lusaka magistrate Nthandose Chabala, the prosecution informed the court that the matter was coming up for explanation of the charge. The magistrate explained the charge to Nyame.
And magistrate Chabala after she explained the charge was informed by the prosecution that they were in receipt of a certificate of committal to the High Court from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and committed the accused to the High Court for trial.
Mwebantu