A FORENSIC ballistics expert, Isaac Kalimanshila, has told the Lusaka High Court that no gunpowder residue was found on the clothing worn by Jane Lusengo, widow of Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha. Kalimanshila also told the court that he cannot tell whether the deceased died immediately after the gun was discharged. This is the matter in which Shikapwasha’s widow, Lusengo, 73, is facing one count of murder. It is alleged that on January 15, 2024, in Lusaka, Lusengo unlawfully caused the death of Ronnie Shikapwasha. When the matter came up for cross-examination before High Court Judge Conceptor Zulu, Tuesday, the defence lawyer asked Kalimanshila to confirm that there was no trace of gunpowder residue after he examined the white blouse and...

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