By Weswa Ronnie
LUWERO
A 35 year old man hailing from Namutumba district is fighting for his life after hacking wife to death and thereafter drinking rat poison in a suicide attempt.
According to ASP, Twiineamazima Sam, the Police Spokesperson, Savannah region, the gruesome incident took place at Vumba Village, Kakabala parish, Butuntumula Sub County in Luwero district on Sunday morning, 21st April, 2024.
He says that preliminary information indicates that on the 19/04/2024, the deceased came with her girl child from Namutumba district to check on her husband and since she came, they had been staying together and having some domestic quarrels.
Twiineamazima adds that on the night of Sunday, Musana Sosipatero, a Musoga by tribe and a casual worker strangled his wife whose name is not known by the community.
“Today morning, the 21/04/2024 the neighbors had the child crying in the house and went to find out, they found out the house was open, both the deceased and the suspect were found lying on the floor,” he adds.
The woman was dead with two deep cuts on the neck and the hand around her neck and the man suspected to have poisoned himself using rat poison which was smelling all over the house.
He says that immediately, a one Katumba reported the matter to police and a case of murder by hacking was registered, scene visited and documented by Scene of crime officers (SOCO).
The body of the deceased was taken to Luwero hospital for postmortem examination while the suspect was rushed to Luwero Hospital for treatment and the child handed to local leaders.
However, no exhibit like killer weapon was recovered.
