By Our Reporter
23rd May 2023
Private Patrick Byamukama from the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) was killed while on pass leave in Kabale district.
The incident occurred this morning at around 01:00 AM.
According to local sources, including Gerald Byaruhanga, the LC1 Chairman of Kanyabiyengo village, and Dickson Kamuhanda, a resident of the area Byamukama was stabbed in the stomach after returning home from a nearby trading center where he had been socializing.
Byamukama’s cries for help attracted the attention of the locals, who found him severely injured with his intestines protruding.
He was quickly rushed to Kabale regional referral hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Butanda sub county LC 3 Chairman, Barnet Champion, says that enraged locals took matters into their own hands and retaliated by setting fire to the homes of Gereva Batenana and Hebert Katagamba Katakooza, whom they accused of being responsible for the act and engaging in ritual sacrifice by draining the victim’s blood.
The situation escalated to the point where the mob intended to lynch the suspects, prompting the intervention of the police.
The suspects were subsequently taken into custody at Kabale central police station. However the police have not yet issued any statement regarding the incident.
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