{"id":36446,"date":"2022-12-10T22:58:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T22:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chinese-national-appears-in-court-over-defilement-charges"},"modified":"2022-12-10T23:24:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T23:24:59","slug":"chinese-national-appears-in-court-over-defilement-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chinese-national-appears-in-court-over-defilement-charges","title":{"rendered":"Chinese national appears in court over defilement charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Chinese national Zhou Zheng Zhong, who is suspected of defiling a 15-year-old girl has formally been charged in a court in Lilongwe. Zhou Zheng appeared before the Chief Resident Magistrate Court on Tuesday in Lilongwe where he has been formally charged of defilement.<\/p>\n

His lawyers also reapplied for bail. Zhou is suspected to have been defiling a 15-year- old girl in Area 48, warm heart villa in Lilongwe where her parents used to work for him as cleaners.<\/p>\n

State prosecutor Patrick Mkumbi has asked the court to adjourn the case as they have failed to bring witnesses, saying the witnesses were chased out of the suspect\u2019s compound.<\/p>\n

Mkumbi said the victim\u2019s father was fired and given K90,000 as payment for the three months he worked for the accused. Meanwhile, through his lawyer Abison Chitukula, Zhong has re-applied for bail. Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Madalitso Chimwaza is yet to give her ruling on Zhou\u2019s bail application.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Malawi<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. Chinese national Zhou Zheng Zhong, who is suspected of defiling a 15-year-old girl has formally been charged in a court in Lilongwe. Zhou Zheng appeared before the Chief Resident Magistrate Court on Tuesday in Lilongwe where he has been formally charged of defilement. His lawyers also reapplied for bail. 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