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Kitgum Student Killed by Lawn Mower Blade

Lamwaka was reportedly struck on the neck and succumbed to her injuries upon arrival at Yotkom Medical Center where she had been rushed for medical treatment.
A student in Kitgum Municipality died after being struck by a flying piece of a broken lawn mower on Thursday

The deceased was identified as Hellen Benita Lamwaka, a senior six student at YY Okot Memorial College.

Lamwaka was reportedly struck on the neck and succumbed to injuries upon arrival at Yotkom Medical Center, where she had been rushed for medical treatment.

She was reportedly seated about 100 meters from where casual workers were mowing the school lawn when the flying blade struck her.

Anatoli Kangwenzi, the Aswa East Regional Police commander told Uganda Radio Network Friday that two people who were operating the machine have been arrested following the incident.

Anatoli identified the suspects as Reagan Oruni and Geoffrey Komakech Ojara who are currently being detained at Kitgum Central Police Station.

According to Anatoli, a death inquiry file under DEF 08/2024 has been opened at Kitgum Central Police Station to investigate the circumstances that led to Lamwaka’s death.

This is not the first incident to happen in the region. In March 2018, a 62-year-old security guard identified as Paul Oringa working for Exposs Security Co Ltd was killed after being struck on the head by a lawn mower blade. The incident happened while the deceased was on duty at Light Ray Nursery and Primary School in Gulu City.

In December 2019, a 10-year-old girl a resident of Forest Sub-Ward, Laroo Division in the then Gulu Municipality was killed after a lawn mower blade struck her on the head.

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