THE murder trial of Jane Lusengo, 73, widow of former Home Affairs minister Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha, was adjourned yesterday at the Lusaka High Court after she started coughing and vomited while in the dock. The hearing, which was scheduled to conclude at 12:00 hours, was adjourned by Judge Conceptor Zulu when Shikapwasha’s widow started coughing. Meanwhile, earlier in the proceedings, forensic ballistics expert Isaac Kalimanshila, during cross-examination, informed the court that he did not take any blood stains for laboratory examination. This is the matter in which Lusengo, 73, is facing one count of murder. The allegations are that on January 15, 2024, in Lusaka, Lusengo unlawfully caused the death of Ronnie Shikapwasha. When the matter came up for...




