Nurse Jailed Three Years for Assaulting Patient at Zomba Mental Hospital

Nurse Jailed Three Years for Assaulting Patient at Zomba Mental Hospital

By Staff Reporter The Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court in Zomba has sentenced a nurse to three years’ imprisonment for assaulting a patient at Zomba Mental Hospital, in a case the court described as a serious breach of duty toward a vulnerable individual. Reuben Anjiru Kaliza, who was stationed at the mental health facility at the time of the incident, was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm to a patient, Joseph Mbale. The court heard th…