A 54-year-old woman from Lusaka’s Twin Park has dragged her neighbour to court for accusing her of being a witch and claiming she killed her child. This is in a matter where Victoria Mutale, 54, sued Ireen Nyirenda, 29, of the same area for calling her a witch and a prostitute, among other insults. Mutale informed the Matero Local Court that after confronting Nyirenda about her insulting behaviour, Nyirenda threatened to hit her with a plank, hurled more insults at her, and even threatened to burn her. But Nyirenda denied the allegations, arguing that it was Mutale who initially insulted her and called her a prostitute. “My name is Victoria Mutale. I am 54 years old. I live in the...

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