The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrateâs Court on Monday, May 24, 2021 sentenced a man to 6 years in prison after he stabbed his wife for denying him sex on grounds that she had just given birth.
The convict, Dzongwe Evance, was found guilty on Monday May 24 2021 on a charge of acts intended to cause grievous harm.
The offence is contrary to Section 235 (a) of the Penal code.
According to Lilongwe police deputy publicist Foster Benjamin the court heard that the convict Evance committed the crime on March 8 2021 at Njirayamalimba Village in Traditional Authority Masumbankhunda.
Benjamin said the convict demanded sex from his wife who had a newly born baby.