CHINESE CONVICTED FOR SHOOTING ZAMBIAN
The Kitwe Magistrates Court has convicted a 43-year-old Chinese National who shot a woman, sparking riots in Chimwemwe Township in September this year.
Passing judgment , Magistrate Malota Phiri said the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Gaoen Ming indeed fired a gun and injured 19-year-old Roydah Mumba who is his employee.
Magistrate Phiri said from the seven prosecution witnesses and the convict’s own admission, Mr Ming was negligent in handling the gun and became a danger to society and himself.
She said he has found Mr Ming guilty of the offence of failure to take precaution against injury or damage contrary to section 40 of the Fire Arms Act which carries a fine or a two-year jail term.
Magistrate Phiri has however reserved sentence to Monday next week.
And on the earlier charge of unlawful wounding, Magistrate Phiri discharged the suspect because he was not convinced that the prosecution proved the case against the suspect.
He said from the evidence adduced, there was no malicious intent on the part of the accused to wound the woman.