,, J6 have the same biological father. She testified that in 2012 she was staying with her daughter, Joyce when the appellant asked for her from her father. She explained that she and Joyce's father had earlier separated in 2001 and that they were already divorced when Joyce was taken. In cross-examination by Defence Counsel, PW2 confirmed that she was no longer with Joyce's father. She, however, denied being bitter with her husband's family. She said that she and the appellant were on talking terms. She said that she was not aware that Joyce had an affair with a boy. PW3, Petronella Ngambo Nguvu, a teacher, informed the court that Joyce Chibwe (Pl) was her former pupil from grade 8 to 9, from 2015 to 2016 at Vera Chiluba School. She testified that she received a call from her church mate who informed her that there was a student at her school who was being abused by her uncle. She said that she reported the matter to the school management. They noticed that PWl's performance at school had gone down and when she approached and asked her, she told her that she had problems with her stepmother. PW3 informed the court that when she talked to her father about PWl's declining school performance, he told her that the girl had a lot of boyfriends and that she was playful and that they should help her.