It is reported that the trio; Paul Kivumbi, David Kivumbi and Laston Kabutanga picked Gavamukulya from a local eatery in the Irundu trading centre and battered him with blunt objects on Saturday night. They accused him of stealing cassava
Police in Busoga North is hunting for three suspects who are accused
of assaulting to death, a 32-year-old man identified as Yonasani Gavamukulya, a resident of
Kinamaiga village, in Irundu Sub County, in Buyende district.
It is reported that the trio; Paul Kivumbi, David Kivumbi and
Laston Kabutanga picked Gavamukulya from a
local eatery in the Irundu trading centre and battered him with blunt
objects on Saturday night. They accused him of stealing cassava from the
garden of his former employer Katono Nabirye, where he had been hired as a casual labourer for the past week.
Upon realising that Gavamukulya had lost consciousness, the
suspects attempted to carry him to the area defence secretary’s home,
but he collapsed dead along the way and his body was dumped in the middle of the
road. Nabirye has since denied prior knowledge of the
suspects’ actions.
The area Defence Secretary Faustine Nkoobe expressed dismay at the level of intolerance, amongst residents who opt for
illegal means of resolving disputes. “Gavamukulya is the third person to be killed in this area in a period of seven
months because residents prefer mob action against
suspected law offenders, rather than pursuing rightful legal protocols,” he says.
Busoga North police spokesperson Michael
Kasadha says that detectives are liaising with their counterparts from the neighbouring
districts, to ensure that the suspects are easily tracked down. He adds that the deceased has been taken to Irundu health centre III for postmortem.
Kasadha further challenged residents to desist from mob action because they frustrate justice, law and order. He added that the suspects face two counts of assault and
murder.
