THE Lusaka High Court has convicted and sentenced a woman of Lusaka’s Garden Luangwa Compound to 15 years imprisonment for manslaughter, after her husband’s skeletal remains were discovered in their matrimonial home. In this matter, Sylvia Mutaba, 52, was accused of causing the death of her husband, George Kalaba. In her final arguments ahead of judgment, Mutaba, through her lawyers, denied causing the death of her husband, arguing that the law does not impose a general legal duty on a spouse to take a sick partner to the hospital to preserve life. Mutaba argued that there was no culpable negligence on her part, stating that the deceased lived with at least two adult children who believed in praying for his...