A Bishop of a popular church in Lusaka’s John Laing, Zambia, has taken his wife to court after she allegedly stabbed him in the hands and head with a knife, and also pulled his manhood
Bishop Maxwell Mwanza, 39, claimed that his wife, Cynthia Bwalya, 32, who is charged with unlawful wounding, assaulted him on November 17, 2025.
According to Zambia Observer, when the case came up before Lusaka magistrate, Kawama Mwamfuli, the accused, who appeared calm, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The matter was adjourned until January 22, 2026.
At the time the case was being reported to the police, Maxwell told investigators that on that material day, he had a difference with his spouse.
The victim said when he went to bed the same night, his wife joined him and that later around 02:00 hours, she started talking on the phone with a man.
Maxwell heard her asking the man to escort her to a place called Nalusanga, where she planned to get some cattle.
He said in rage, he grabbed the mobile phone from his partner, whom he questioned for phoning another man, especially in his presence and in his house.
In response, Cynthia is alleged to have told her husband that he was “very foolish, let me show you”.
She was alleged to have picked a broomstick and tried to hit her spouse but he blocked her, before she removed the keys to the locked bedroom and opened it.
Cynthia returned to where her husband was with a knife and locked the room, before stabbing him in the hands and head.
Maxwell told the police that when he tried to escape, his wife struck him in the back and pulled his genitals before he could flee, after picking the keys to the locked door, which had dropped from her hands.
The victim then locked his wife inside the bedroom and reported the matter to the police.