It is alleged that Otimango attacked Jeralyne Okurut and cut her neck in the wee hours of this morning following a misunderstanding. Okurut, who is hospitalized in the Jinja Regional Referral Hospital Emergency unit, says Otimango stormed her residence uninvited around 1:00am Wednesday morning.
A 26-year-old man in Jinja district is in
trouble cutting the neck of his girlfriend. The suspect is Jackson Otimango, a
resident of Walukuba west village in Jinja municipality.
It is alleged that Otimango attacked Jeralyne
Okurut and cut her neck in the wee hours of this morning following a misunderstanding.
Okurut,
who is hospitalized in the Jinja Regional Referral Hospital Emergency unit,
says Otimango stormed her residence uninvited around 1:00am Wednesday morning.
She explained that Otimango woke her up around
4:00am demanding to discuss the challenges in their relationship. He reportedly
turned violent and stabbed her when she declined to discuss with him.
According
to Okurut, Otimango fled the scene living her at the mercy of her neighbors who
rushed her to hospital.
She reveals that Otimango went to
the hospital in the morning and cautioned her against involving authorities in
the matter.
//Cue in: “we slept, then…
Cue out…I struggled really,”//
Charles Etilu, the In charge of the Emergency clinic, says Okurut
is currently stable and has been taken to the theater for further management.
//Cue in: “we arrested hemorrhage…
Cue out…she is stable,”
Otimango downplayed the allegations claiming that Okurut
stabbed herself.
“Okurut is so possessive and after suspecting that I had
cheated on her with another lady, she attempted to commit suicide and in fear
of the repercussions, I fled,” he said.
Abby Ngako, the Kiira Region Police
Spokesperson, says the suspect face attempted murder charges.
