By Weswa Ronnie
MAYUGE
A 30-year-old man has been lynched after he allegedly raped and then stabbed his 55 year old Aunt to death in Isinda village, Kigandalo Sub County in Mayuge District.
According to the spokesperson for Busoga East Police, Diana Nandaula, the unfortunate incident happened on Thursday, 11th April, 2024.
Nandaula while confirming the two fatalities refrained from providing further details, stating that more information is still being collected.
However, Bumali Kawanguzi, the LCI chairman of Isinda village, reported that the local residents, enraged by the incident, hunted down and killed Muhammed Baligasima after discovering that he had allegedly raped and killed his aunt, Mwajuma Mutesi Nabirye, just under an hour prior.
Kawanguzi says he learnt about the tragic deaths of the two villagers at around 7:50pm on Thursday and was informed that the attack on the aunt took place at 7pm.
Kawanguzi added that Nabirye was married to Yakuti Kafero, who is a younger sibling of Baligasima’s father. He also mentioned that Nabirye’s lifeless body was discovered unclothed in her home, surrounded by blood.
Henry Morton Mukisa, the LC3 chairperson of Kigandalo Sub County, revealed that Baligasima had recently been released from prison where he had served a sentence for defilement. Mukisa also stated that the police arrived at the scene and transported both bodies for postmortem examination.
