A 16-YEAR-OLD grade 10 pupil has appeared before the Lusaka High Court and pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder. The juvenile is facing one count of murder Contrary to section 200 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. It is alleged that the juvenile, on December 31, 2023, in Lusaka, did murder Enock Chanda. In March, this year, Lusaka Magistrate Anna Holland committed the 16-year-old boy to the Lusaka High Court – Children’s Court for trial. Magistrate Holland also advised the juvenile’s lawyer to apply for bail in the Lusaka High Court, instead. When the matter came up for plea before Justice Mwamba Chanda, Monday, the 16-year-old denied the charge when it was read...

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