Skeleton case widow should be found guilty – State

CHOMBA MUSIKA
Lusaka

THE widow accused of causing the death of her husband, whose skeleton was found in the house, should be found guilty of manslaughter because she neglected to take him to the hospital.
The State has urged Lusaka High Court Judge Anne Malata-Ononuju to convict Sylvia Mutaba of the offence because the prosecution proved the case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt.
Mutaba, 52, is accused of causing the death of her husband, George Kalaba, whose skeleton was found in the house a year after he earlier fell sick and died.
Mr Kalaba fell ill between August and October 2023, before he died in the house on November 21, 2023, with his wife admitting not having taken him to the hospital.
It was established that since 2023, friends and relatives were prevented from seeing Mr Kalaba, who was being prayed for at home…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/