Zambia: Rustling Convict Makes COVID-19 Plea

A Kapiri Mposhi rustler convicted on his admission has pleaded with a court not to send him to jail fearing that he will end up dying of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

After readily admitting to the three counts of livestock theft, Yohan Shenge, 31, of Soweto township pled with magistrate Brenda Chiganda to show him some leniency and not send him to jail.

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