Ndola woman gets 7 years for killing her baby by feeding him alcohol

THE Ndola High Court has sentenced a 35-year-old woman to seven years imprisonment for causing the death of her two-month-old baby by acute alcohol intoxication. In this matter, Lillian Banda was charged with one count of manslaughter contrary to the laws of Zambia. When the matter came up for plea, Banda pleaded guilty to the charge. Facts before court are that on April 12, 2021, around 21:50 hours in Ndola, the accused went to report at Kaloko police post that her husband had sat on their child, leading to the baby’s death. “Whilst making the report, she was in a drunken state and was failing to communicate properly with the officer she found on duty. The body of the deceased...