By Charles Tembo
A Juvenile has told the Ndola Magistrate Court that no one inserted a metal bar in her private parts.
The 17 year old girl also refused giving the police a metal bar as exhibit for the assault she suffered on her private parts
This is in a matter were Jacqueline Nanyinza 27 and Catherine Mpamba 28 of Chipulukusu are charged with two counts of indecent assault on female and Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm.
Nanyinza and Mpamba, who are both hair dressers are alleged to have jointly and willfully assaulted and indecently assaulted a 17 year old girl.
It is alleged that the duo enticed the victim to accompany them to Catherine’s house where she would be given some wigs to plait her hair.
It was at Catherine’s home that the two women beat up, undressed and photographed the victim naked.
The two women are also alleged to have inserted a metal bar into the victim’s vagina and scorned her.
But when the matter came up for trial before Ndola Principal Resident Magistrate Obbister Musukwa, the 17 year old said no one inserted a metal bar in her private parts.
“It was around 09 to 10:00 hours on January 30, 2021 when the two came to our house and picked me to go to the second accused house. They started to show me pictures of the husband and asked me if I known him, out of fear I refused and they started slapping me and beating me in the face. Then I admitted that I was going out with him because he told me that he is not married but just stay with a friend. Then I asked for forgiveness,” explained the juvenile.
“I was not undressed by the two (accused). I never said that to the police that they put a metal bar in my private parts. They never used a metal bar, it was just slaps and kicks. I also don’t know how I gave the metal bar to the police.”
She said she knew the accused person’s because they go to the same Church.
“I know them because we go to the same Church. I have known them for over 2 years.”
After four witnesses testified Magistrate Musukwa then adjourned the matter to Friday February 12, 2021.
