LUSAKA MAN JAILED 3YRS FOR PRETENDING TO BE A MEDICAL DOCTOR, AT ONE POINT HE IS SAID TO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ATTEND TO A WOMAN AS A GYNECOLOGIST; The Lusaka Magistrates Court has sentenced the Lusaka man who was arrested for impersonating a medical to 3yrs 6months imprisonment with hard labour. Bonaventure Ng’uni, 32, of Lusaka’s George Township, on several occasions impersonated a medical doctor at Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital and the University Teaching Hospital (UTH). He is in the first count alleged to have impersonated a public officer on April 10, 2014, when he falsely represented himself as a medical doctor to Peggy Tembo and administered treatment on her. In the second count, he is accused of defrauding and obtaining K160 cash from the said Ms Tembo by falsely pretending that he was a medical doctor at Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital. The money was paid to him as medical fee after treatment on April 10, this year. Ng’uni in the third count is alleged to have impersonated a public officer from the Ministry of Health as a medical doctor to Henry Mulenga on May 19, this year, and treated him at UTH. In sentencing Nguni, Lusaka Magistrate Sheila Mweene said Ngunis actions was an insult to the medical field and had caused great damage to peoples health. In mitigation, Nguni said he he was married and he had 3 children with a 6 months pregnant wife and that his family would greatly suffer if he was sent to prison.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 15:58:16 +0000
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