THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced a 33-year-old businessman, Jesus Baelo, of Garden House area for stealing a phone valued at K14,500. In this matter, Baelo is charged with theft Contrary to Section 272 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars are that on December 19, 2024, Baelo did steal a phone valued at K14,500, the property of Felix Maluba. When the matter came up for facts before Magistrate Fine Mayambu yesterday, the prosecution stated that on the material day, Baelo was captured on the CCTV footage having gotten the phone valued at K14,500 which had been put on a counter in a shop at Garden House Mall. The prosecution stated that the...

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