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Police said on Monday they had arrested a man over allegedly killing two people, including his 40-year-old wife.

Jackson Muhindo was taken in last week after a case of disappearance was reported at Mukunyu trading centre in the Kasese district.

It turned out the missing person was his wife, Biira Mary, who had been reported missing at the beginning of the year.

Uganda Police Force spokesperson Fred Enanga said the incident followed a strained relationship with the victim that had lasted 10 years.

"During September 2023, the victim’s relatives piled pressure on the suspect to reveal the whereabouts of their sister and daughter but he kept raising excuses," Enanga told journalists during the weekly security press briefing at the Uganda Police Force headquarters in Naguru, Kampala.

He said the suspect had been arrested soon after the matter was reported to Bwera Police in Kasese.

"Upon interrogation, he (suspect) admitted to killing his wife in January 2023 and thereafter, secretly buried her body, " he said.

He added that during her exhumation, it was established that the suspect had also murdered his biological brother, Kabutusi Jolesi, in July 2023 and secretly buried the body, in Kyabikere 1 village, Kanyasi town council in Kasese.

"The suspect is believed to have been practicing fetishism and had no children with his wife. He was highly dreaded by the community due to his wickedness, " he said.

"We strongly condemn such acts of violence, and brutality within domestic settings. The arrest of the notorious killer shows our determination to fight violent crime. Investigations continue to establish if any other innocent persons were victimised by the suspect," Enanga added.