MATERO Local Court Two has found a 22-year-old man of Chipata compound with no case to answer after it discovered that he is not the one who violated 19-year-old Martha Bwalya’s virginity. This is in a matter where Timothy Bwalya, 53, sued Augustine Ngoma, for “damaging” his daughter who eventually became pregnant but had miscarriage. He was seeking compensation from Ngoma because he “damaged” Martha whilst she was in grade 11. In his statement, Ngoma, a wheelbarrow pusher, admitted that he was the one that impregnated Martha, disclosing that he had sex with her more than 10 times. “Martha was my girlfriend. Yes, your honour, I agree that I was responsible for her pregnancy; we had sex more than 10...

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