According to the prosecution, in January 2019 at Kabalega market in Dokolo District with malice aforethought unlawfully caused the death of Amule.
The High
Court in Lira has sentenced a 30-year-old man to 40 years in prison for
murdering his wife.
Calvin Alele, a resident of Lira City was convicted on Monday by Justice Duncan
Gaswaga for the death of Scovia Amule in 2019.
According to the prosecution, in January 2019 at Kabalega Market in Dokolo
District with malice aforethought unlawfully caused the death of Amule. It adds
that Amule and Alele left their home in Ober Kampala in the then Lira
Municipality on her motorcycle but they never returned home. Amule’s
burnt body was found in Kabalega market in Dokolo District weeks after she went
missing.
Court also heard that Alele fell in love with Amule in 2016 when she was a
bursar at Leo Atubo College and started living together in Lira Town.
However, a
year after, they got misunderstandings after Alele discovered that Amule had
two grown-up children.
After Amule’s
disappearance, her burnt body was found dumped in Kabalega market in Dokolo
District.
Justice Gaswaga, said that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt
that Alele murdered his wife.
“I have considered
all that has been said. This is a very unfortunate incident because the
deceased was burnt beyond recognition. The punishment is to help the convict
reform so that by the time he is free he can be a good person in the
community.”
“I shall
impose a sentence of 40 years. The 2 years,10 months, and 42 days you spent on
remand shall be deducted. The properties of the deceased shall also be handed
back to the family and you can as well make an appeal through the court of appeal,”
He added.
Earlier Jonathan
Okello, the State Attorney said that Alele is a first-time
offender, he asked the court to sentence him to at least 45 years because he intended
to cause the death of a hardworking woman who was struggling to raise her children
and the family.
