PRISCILLA CHIPULU
Ndola
THE Court of Appeal has observed limited options for sentencing children in the newly-enacted Children’s Code and wants an immediate review of the code and other legislation concerned with the sentencing of children and young people.
The court made the observations when it delivered a ruling on an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in a case involving a child convicted of murder and aggravated robbery, who was later placed on probation for one year.
This is in line with Section 87(4) of the Children’s Code because the culprit was aged 17 at the time he committed both offences.
The DPP appealed against the imposition of the probation order instead of a term of imprisonment.
On January 19, 2022, Miriam Malunga, of Chamanika, Petauke, was found dead in her house and a cash box containing money was missing.
Police were informed that the previous night, Ms Malunga reported that the child offender had attacked and attempted to rape her…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home