LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Lilongwe Principal Resident Magistrate court docket has convicted and sentenced Yona Mwaungulu, 42, to seven years imprisonment for forcing a seven-year-old woman to suck his penis in Mtsiliza location on May 4, 2024.

The court docket heard from Prosecutor Sub Inspector Florence Mlanje of Lilongwe Police, that Mwaungulu dedicated the offence throughout daytime at round 13:00 hours when he discovered the sufferer close to her home the place she was promoting roasted candy potatoes, regionally often called mbaraga.

Mlanje continued to say that after the convict purchased MK400 value of the potatoes, he pressured the woman to start out sucking his manhood, taking benefit that the sufferer was alone, threatening to beat her up if she cried for assist.

In the course of sucking the convict’s manhood, it was a sure passersby who got here to the woman’s rescue when he shouted, alerting different individuals who chased and apprehended Mwaungulu.

Appearing in court docket, Mwaungulu pleaded not responsible to the cost of Indecent Assault, an offence which contravenes part 137 (1) of the Penal Code.

Following his conviction after full trial, Mwaungulu requested for leniency to the court docket when passing its sentence saying he’s a household man.

But, the State via Mlanje, prayed to the court docket for stiffer custodial sentence citing the seriousness of the offence which attracts a most penalty of 14 years imprisonment.

Mlanje additionally cited the truth that the court docket discovered Mwaungulu responsible after full trial following his plea of not responsible, that means that he was not remorseful to what he did to the younger sufferer, therefore deserved no court docket leniency.

Passing his sentence, Principal Resident Magistrate Rodrick Michongwe, concurred with the state saying the case was very distinctive and inhumane.

Magistrate Michongwe due to this fact went on to slap the convict with a seven-year imprisonment to function a deterrent to different can be offenders.

The convict Yona Mwaungulu hails from Mwaungulu Village, Traditional Authority (T.A) Wasambo in Karonga District.