By Weswa Ronnie
PALLISA
A 29 year old anemic woman has died at a Pastor’s home in Pallisa Sub County after seven days of ‘Healing Prayers.’
The deceased, Stella Akurut 29, housewife and resident of Owagalye village, Kaboloi parish, Pallisa Sub County, Pallisa district died on Monday morning at about 8:00AM after spending seven days at the Pastor Christopher Okupa’s home.
According to Bukedi North region police spokesperson, SP Samuel Semewo, the deceased had developed a critical illness and rushed to a nearby local clinic for medication where she had been receiving medication for some time.
Semewo says, later on, the health worker realized that the deceased had inadequate blood (anemia) and was referred to Pallisa general hospital for blood transfusion.
He says that instead, family members and friends to the deceased carried her to the home of Okupa who claims to be a pastor of Apetete (Akisim) church for prayers that would lead her to a better improvement.
The condition worsened and Akurut was pronounced dead at the home of Okupa after seven days (07) days while being attended to.
The matter was reported to Kameke police post and inquiries commenced.
Police swung into the Matter and investigation commenced vid PAL DEF 017/2024 and some exhibits recovered from the Pastor’s house who according to police is on the run. Semewo says by the time police reached Okupa’s house they only found the lifeless body of Akurut and the Pastor had already fled his home.
He says police is hunting for him to answer to criminal charges.
The body of the deceased was conveyed to Pallisa general hospital for postmortem examination as inquiries at hand into this matter.
