Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson says police preliminary investigations indicate that the fire originated from a charcoal stove that had been left inside the house.
Mary Muber, the child’s mother told Uganda Radio Network in an interview on Wednesday morning that on the fateful day,she thought her daughter had gone to play with her colleagues but she waited for her to return home in vain.
The suspect has only been identified as Leonard, a teacher at Yana Primary School in Hoima East division, Hoima city while the girl is also a pupil of the same school.
