Gulu teenager hospitalised after beating over theft
The suspect, identified as Emmanuel Lubangakene, 19, a resident of Kirombe ward in Bardege-Layibi division, Gulu city, is alleged to have entered the home of Atenyo, at about 4:00am, while she had stepped outside for a short call.
Gulu teenager hospitalised after beating over theft
By Wilfred Lamony Jwee
Journalists @New Vision
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A suspected thief is fighting for his life at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital after being severely beaten by an angry mob that caught him inside a woman’s house early morning of July 7, 2025.
The suspect, identified as Emmanuel Lubangakene, 19, a resident of Kirombe ward in Bardege-Layibi division, Gulu city, is alleged to have entered the home of Atenyo, at about 4:00am, while she had stepped outside for a short call.
According to reports, Atenyo returned to find Lubangakene hiding under a table inside her house.
She immediately raised an alarm, prompting neighbours to rush to the scene.
Walter Omona Kato, the LC1 chairperson of Cubu A and B Cell, where the incident occurred, told Radio Rupiny that when the neighbours arrived, they found that Lubangakene had stabbed Atenyo in the neck and hand with a sharp metal rod.
The enraged crowd then attacked Lubangakene, leaving him unconscious.
He was later rushed to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital, where he is currently receiving medical attention under Police guard, according to Gulu City Police Commander Joseph Karugaba.
Karugaba further revealed that Lubangakene had allegedly been attempting to rob the house along with three accomplices who fled the scene and remain at large.