10 years in jail or marry her, judge rules in case of man who slept with mad woman

Zim Now Writer

A Zambian man, who slept with a mentally challenged woman four years ago has been sentenced to 10 years in prison but has been given the option of marrying the woman.

Residents of Masala exposed Edwin Sakala for having carnal knowledge of the mentally ill woman, leading to his arrest in March 2019.

According to eyewitnesses, the man, who was 25 years at the time in question, used to take the woman into his apartment every night to have sex with her and then take her out early in the morning.

A source said: “the man has been dragging her into his apartment late nights and bring her out early mornings”.

Neighbours who had been suspecting him followed his movements closely and caught him in the act.

Sakala appeared in court and the case dragged on for four years, but a judge found him guilty and sentenced him to 10 years’ imprisonment with the option of marrying the mentally challenged woman.