A 34-YEAR-OLD garden boy who is alleged to have murdered a couple in Lusaka West’s Kasupe area has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court, facing two counts of murder. It is alleged in counts one and two, that Godfrey Phiri between November 19 and 22, 2022 in Lusaka, did murder Bernard Chomba and Bwalya Chileshe Chomba. When the matter came up before magistrate Kaunda Sakwanda yesterday, she explained the charge to the accused and committed him to the High Court for plea and trial. “You are facing a charge of murder. This charge, however, can only be trialed at the High Court and not here. You are therefore going to be appearing at the High Court for plea and trial....

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