Police investigating case of electrocuted woman in Buikwe

Eunice Ajok, a housewife, was electrocuted as she cleaned the house after her husband, Patrick Latigo, who is an electrician. had left for work.

Hellen Butoto, the Ssezibwa Region police spokesperson on Tuesday said: “The deceased’s husband, who is an electrician, had connected a live wire from a socket, which passed under the couple’s bed to a fabricated hotplate in the house.”

The incident happened in one of the slum areas where residents have constructed temporary houses under high-voltage power lines from Nalubaale dam.

As part of their routine investigations, Butoto said they would establish for how long the deceased has stayed with the electrician while unaware of power lines hovering over their home.

She added that the incident was reported by Joel Obunga, a neighbour, who heard the deceased fall in the house; and upon entering, he found her unconscious with the hand resting on an electric wire.

The body was taken to Jinja regional referral hospital mortuary as investigations continue.

The Uganda Police Crime Report 2021 released last year showed that there was a slight increase in the volume of crimes reported to the police, from 195,931 cases reported in 2020 to 196,081 cases reported in 2021.

According to the report, a total of 440 people were killed as a result of aggravated domestic violence, of whom, 213 were male adults, 169 were female adults, 33 were male juveniles and 24 were female juveniles as compared to 373 people killed in 2019 as a result of domestic violence, of whom, 175 were male adults, 141 were female adults, 37 were male juveniles and 20 were female juveniles.

The 2022 Police Annual Crime Report is yet to come out this year.