The attack occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning at around 2 a.m. when the attackers forcibly entered Mukamulenzi’s home. They repeatedly hacked her with a machete, striking her head, face, and neck
The deceased persons who are family members have only been identified as Nuwagaba, Musinguzi and Mugarura, all residents of Lwamata A village in Lwamata Parish, Mpasana sub-county in Kakumiro district. They were killed on Friday.
According to
Nelson Tumushime, the Rwenzori East Police Spokesperson, an angry mob beat the
suspect, resulting in his death before the police could intervene.
The deceased persons, whose particulars are yet to be established, were hacked to death in Buswekera cell in the Hoima East division, in the wee hours of Sunday. Their bodies were dumped along the Hoima-Fortportal Road where they were later found by residents.
The incident occurred at around 2 am Wednesday morning in Nyarugabu cell in Kiduuma ward in Hoima City West Division. The suspected thugs, who were five in number, reportedly raided Nyarugabu cell in Hoima city in an attempt to steal cattle.
Albertine region police spokesperson Julius Hakiza says that Nyakumbe was lynched to death by angry residents on Tuesday, a day after the death of a 59-year-old resident of the same area, who succumbed to suspected poisoning. His family suspected Nyakumbe was involved in a plot that ended his life.
Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region police spokesperson, says the suspects who also drivers attached to the company ganged up against Otieno accusing him of reporting them to their Chinese bosses for siphoning fuel from Company vehicles.
The mob descended on Katumba when he led a team of officers to rescue a suspected motorcycle robber in Kiganda cell in Kahoora division around 11:00pm.
