Wife killer gets murder charge
A teacher of Lusaka’s Woodlands residential area who shot dead his estranged wife after a marital dispute has been charged with murder.
Kenneth Makina, 42, has also been charged with attempted murder for shooting his landlord in the right thigh.
Police spokesperson Esther Katongo has told Diamond News that Makina will soon appear in court for his trial.
If convicted, Makina faces the death penalty.
On February 23, Makina shot his wife Charity Jikubi four times using a pistol when she went to pick up a wardrobe from his home.
On the material day, Makina also shot his landlord Eustone Kapotwe in the right thigh in which he sustained an injury.
Makina later landed himself to the Police at Woodlands Police Station.
Kapotwe has since been discharged from the University Teaching Hospital and is recovering well.
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