Six bodies of Kasese School attack victims still with us- Police

By Ben Musanje

26^th June 2023

The Police Forensic Team is stuck with six unidentified bodies of Lhubiriha secondary school attack victims.

The attackers linked to Allied Democratic Forces –ADF rebels raided the school located at Mpondwe town, in Kasese district on the night of June 16, causing the death of 43 people.

Forensic experts from the police force in collaboration with Uganda People’s Defence Forces –ADF have since been carrying out DNA analysis on 17 bodies that were burnt beyond recognition in order to match them with relatives.

However, Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson said 11 students’ bodies have been successfully identified through DNA examination.

He added that the relatives of the other six bodies have not yet shown up to give their blood samples for DNA matching.

Police have urged people in Kasese and neighboring areas whose relatives are missing to show up at Bwera police station so that blood samples can be taken from them for proper matching.

For the bodies that have been matched, Enanga said the relatives should go to Bwera Hospital on Tuesday where they will receive their children’s bodies.

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