Joel Christopher Luwum, a resident of Patuda Parish, says that the suspects and others still at large waylaid the deceased on Friday evening on his way from Forgod Trading Center and assaulted him leaving him with multiple injuries.
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Jimmy Patrick Okema Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson addressing Journalist at NUMEC
Gulu police
are holding two suspects in connection to the death of a 65-year-old man. Emmanuel
Nyekorach, 19, and Raymond Canwat, 18, both residents of Patuda Parish, Bardege
–Layibi Division in Gulu City were arrested for assaulting John Ongom Labwol
Obina on Good Friday leading to his death on Easter Sunday morning.
Joel Christopher Luwum, a resident of Patuda Parish, says that
the suspects and others still at large waylaid the deceased on Friday evening
on his way from Forgod Trading Center and assaulted him leaving him with
multiple injuries. He says that after the attack, the deceased struggled and
found his way home but later started complaining of chest and stomach pain.
He died on Sunday morning at his home where he was receiving
treatment. Jimmy Patrick Okema, the Aswa
River Region Police Spokesperson told URN in an interview that police picked up
the suspect after the deceased named them prior to his death. Okema revealed
that the deceased’s body is lying at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital mortuary
pending postmortem.
Police have commenced inquiries vide Gulu CRB 311/2021. The
suspects faced Murder contrary to section 188 and 189 of the Penal Code Act,
which has a maximum sentence of death or life imprisonment.
Jesse Johnson James
Freelancer