The suspect aged 35, hanged himself inside the cells of Kikuuta Police Station where he had been detained on the offence of threatening violence against his mother, with whom they were feuding over land.
Joram Rwakahinga,
a father of three and resident of Kikuuta village in Bukango sub-county,
Bukomansimbi district has committed suicide after sexually molesting his
daughters.
The suspect aged
35, hanged himself inside the cells of Kikuuta Police Station where he
had been detained on the offence of threatening violence against his mother,
with whom they were feuding over land.
The deceased, according
to police, was arrested after he threatened to harm his mother, but shortly after,
his two daughters aged 12 and 16 confessed that he also was sexually
abusing them.
Muhammad Nsubuga,
the Greater Masaka Regional Police Spokesperson confirms that Rwakahinga used a
string from his pair of trousers to hang himself in the police cell where he
had been locked up on Tuesday.
He adds that
before his death, the suspect had been subjected to a medical examination which
established that he was HIV positive and had accordingly infected the daughters.
//Cue in; the deceased…
Cue out…in that cell.”//
Luganda//Cue in; “mu kkomera muno…
Cue out..Station ye Bukomansimbi.”//
Nsubuga says the
victims have now been considered for counselling to enable them to recover from
the emotional torture which was caused to them by their father.
The July
2021 report on Sexual violence and exposure to HIV research by the Center for Disease
Control-CDC-Kampala indicates a substantial increase in cases of sexual violence against
teenagers generally across the country during the COVID-19 lockdown.
When compared with
the 6-month period before the lockdown in 2020, the report indicates that the six
months afterwards showed a 24 per cent increase in reports of rape and a 30 per cent increase in sexual
violence experienced by teenage girls.
