According to Nelson Tumushiime, the Rwenzori East police spokesperson, eyewitnesses informed the police that the suspects assaulted Mugisa using sticks and empty beer bottles following a dispute at a local bar in Kitoro cell, Nyamwamba division, Kasese municipality.
The Rwenzori East Police Spokesperson confirmed the arrest of the suspects who he said had stolen several household items while some were mainly snatching phones.