A 21-year-old father, Moses Emmanuel, has been sentenced to pay a fine of K50,000 after being found guilty of assaulting his mother-in-law.

Reports said that the son-in-law committed the crime when he was fighting with his wife, and his mother-in-law wanted to stop the fight.

The suspect will appear before court.

Emmanuel is from the village of Ndungunya in the area of ​​chief Jenala in Phalombe