By CHATULA KAMPO-
A SOMALI woman has appeared in court for assaulting another Somali woman over unpaid dues amounting to K3,200.
Laden Mohammed, 27, was demanding payment of circulation pyramid money commonly known as ‘Chilimba’ amounting to K3,200.
Mohammed, 27, of 0211 in Ndeke Township in Ndola appeared before Ndola Magistrate Ben Akende yesterday for trial.
She was charged with assault and occasioning actual bodily harm and pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The particulars of the offence were that the accused on November 20, last year, in Ndola assaulted Sadi Abudulai thereby occasioning her bodily harm.
Abdulai told the court that she had known the accused for three years and stayed in the same area in Ndola.
She said she was engaged in a monthly ‘chilimba’ with the accused person for five months.
Abudulai said on the material date, she went to the accused’s house to claim the money at around 21:00 hours.
“When I started demanding for my money at her house, she started throwing stones at me, I got wounded on the left side of my ribs,” she told the court.
Abdulai said she later went to Ndola Central Hospital where she was treated and a medical report was issued.
She then reported the case to the police and the accused was arrested on the same day.
Magistrate Akende adjourned the case to March 20, this year for continued trial and extended the police bond for the accused person.
