THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced a 23-year-old woman of Lusaka to 3 years simple imprisonment for stealing a 4-year-old child. Lusaka Magistrate Constance Kansankala has, however, suspended the entire sentence for a period of one year on condition that during the suspension, the now convict, Habiba Tembo, will attend counselling for a period of eight months, without missing any date of appointment. According to the facts of the matter presented by State Prosecutor Makasa Mwansa, the victim’s mother reported the case of a missing child at Kabwata Police Station on January 15, 2022. The victim’s mother narrated that her child was playing in the yard on the material day but when she went to check on him...