ZAMBIA- A Kasama High Court in Zambia has sentenced  41 year-old man to thirty years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling his biological daughter.

David Sinkamba of Chimbala Village was caught twice in the act of having sexual intercourse with his daughter by his wife, Aggie Namuntala.

Ms Namuntala, 38, had testified in court how she first found her husband in her daughter's room. "He rolled on the ground clutching a Bible and saying the devil Satan had taken possession of his body and led him to perform the despicable act of having intercourse with our daughter. “ she said.

When Sinkamba tried to pull the same Bible-clutching stunt the second time, his wife caught him having carnal knowledge of their daughter, who was 13 at the time.

During the hearing, the victim, who is now 15, said she was first sexually abused by her father on July 19, 2011 when he went into her room around 22:00 hours and removed her undergarments before having carnal knowledge of her.

She said Sinkamba was interrupted by her mother who had gone to investigate what was happening in her room.

The second time the same incident happened was when Sinkamba followed his daughter to a bush where yet again her mother's intuition forced her to follow and found her husband defiling the girl.

When they returned home, Sinkamba took his Bible to plead innocence, but his wife could not take it anymore and decided to report the matter to the police.

While delivering her judgement, Ms Justice Ngulube, said she was satisfied that the evidence against Sinkamba was overwhelming and was convinced that he had had carnal knowledge of the minor.

"Thirty years imprisonment with hard labour is appropriate as you defiled your biological daughter.

"It is not only an abomination but an affront to the morals and values of society," Ms Justice Ngulube said.