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On Monday, September 18, 2023, Kiiza Emmanuel, a 28-year-old peasant farmer of Namabaale village, Ndagwe parish, Lwengo district, chopped off the head of his 3-year-old son, Muwanguzi Augustine alias Kazungu, in a ritualistic act of murder for wealth.
The victim, who was staying with his grandmother, Tugumisiriza Florence, went missing, which forced her family to enter the suspect’s house after they saw him carrying a sack. They found a corner with fresh soil, and upon searching it, they recovered the headless body of the 3-year-old victim.
They immediately alerted the communities in the neighbouring villages about the horrific murder, which caused the arrest of the suspect at Kyantale village. The angry mob recovered the chopped-off head of his son in the sack and started beating him. He was, however, rescued and detained at Lwengo police station.
The suspect, who doubles as a boda boda rider, claimed he was taking the chopped-off head to Kampala to a Hajji, only known by his face as Kiwewa Henry of Makindye, who promised him a bag full of dollars upon delivery. The victim's T-shirt and red clothes with suspected blood were recovered, and both the head and headless body were transported to Masaka for a postmortem and DNA analysis.
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In a separate development, the territorial police in Rwenzori West and Bundibugyo have in custody a retired UPDF soldier, Bangi Ibrahim, a 55-year-old who killed his son, Tumusiime Alali, a 22-year-old peasant of Bundibugyo village, Bubukwanga sub-county in Bundibugyo district, using a bow and arrow, after his family attacked him on September 23, 2023, at around 11 p.m.
And then, police in Rwizi region and Rwampala police station have in custody a father, identified as Mucunguzi Wilberforce, aged 49, who, together with his wife, tortured their son, Besisira Davis, an 18-year-old, student of Rwampara Vocational, Bushenyi Cell, Nyakabure Parish, Rugando Sub-County in Rwampara, on September 23, 2023, at around 4 a.m.Efforts are in place to trace the mother of the victim, Natukunda Provia, aged 44, who is on the run.
The victim had gone into hiding after misappropriating school fees amounting to S$640,000. The parents traced him up to the home of his aunt and tortured him the whole evening until 4 a.m.The victim was rescued by the area councillor, who pleaded for him and took him for treatment. He later escorted him to school. The victim’s condition worsened at his school at around 2 a.m., and he was rushed to Kimono HC IV and succumbed to the torture injuries at 4 a.m.