By Weswa Ronnie
MBALE CITY
A man suspected to have stolen an animal, slaughtered it and was conveying the same to Malare Ward, Industrial City Division in Mbale City has been burnt to death.
The incident happened on Thursday, 18th April, 2024 at about 5:00AM at Malare, Industrial city division in Mbale city.
According to eye witnesses, the deceased was carrying his colleague on a Bajaj motorcycle with meat from Mbale town to Malare.
The eyewitness that the motorcycle fell down due to slipperiness of the road and the two asked for help from community members.
Nearby Boda Boda riders came to help but instead saw meat with a hide wrapped in a sack.
When they tried to ask for more details about the source of meat, the colleague took off and disappeared into the nearby forest leaving behind the Baja rider whom angry boda boda riders descended on and beat till he died. They then set his body together with the motorcycle on fire.
SP Rogers Taitika, the Elgon police spokesperson has confirmed the incident saying the remains of the suspected thief are in Mbale city mortuary for postmortem.
He says that the body has not yet been identified since it was burnt but urged locals not to take the law into their hands.
