Mother arrested for hitting son’s genitals with iron bar

POLICE have formally charged and arrested Jessy Banda, a 33-year-old woman of Misisi Compound for hitting her son with an iron bar on his private parts after he stole a piece of chicken from the pot. In a statement, Tuesday, Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said Banda, of Misisi Compound, had been charged with assault on a child and would appear in court soon. “Police have formally charged and arrested Jessy Banda aged 33 for the offence of Assault on a Child Contrary to Section 248A of CAP 87 of the laws of Zambia. Brief facts of the case are that Jessy Banda did assault her eight-year-old son by way of hitting him on his genitals with an iron bar after…...