A Siavonga businessman has been sentenced to twelve months imprisonment with hard labour for defrauding a woman.
Before magistrate Edward Banda was Alfred Chali, 42, a Kanyelele resident who was charged with one count of obtaining money by false pretences contrary to the Laws of Zambia.
The accused pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared in court for plea on Tuesday.
It was alleged that Chali on June 5, 2016 with intent to defraud obtained K1,500 cash from Patricia Lyuba by false pretences when he pretended that he was selling a plot when in fact not.
In mitigation, the accused asked the court to forgive him saying he was a breadwinner and was taking care of his mother.
Magistrate Banda said he took into consideration what the accused said in his mitigation but the offence he committed was on the rise in Siavonga hence sentencing him to twelve month’s imprisonment with hard labour to give a lesson to would be offenders.