Two men burnt over stealing cow, roasting it

JINJA

Two men have been murdered and their bodies burnt to ashes after they were accused of roasting a stolen cow.

Kiira Police region spokesperson James Mubi identified the deceased persons Musisi Mafabi, 22, the son of Wasukira Wadada and Byeko Onyango, the son of Mapengo of Buwekula village in Jinja city.

Buwekula is found in Mafubira ward in the city's northern division and it is one of the areas in Jinja caving in under the weight of increasing crime.

Mubi on Monday said it is alleged that the suspects before being killed and burnt, went to the home of Hussein Tenywa Waiswa in Kainogoga, Mafubira in the morning hours of July 30, 2023 and stole a cow.

"The suspects were spotted roasting meat in the gardens in Kainogoga. The community members stormed them, killed and burnt their bodies and the meat using the firewood they had gathered to roast the meat," he said.

According to Mubi, the Police is using surveillance cameras for monitoring suspicious motorcycles and vehicles used in crimes.

Recently, the Police highway patrol vehicle that polices the stretch from the Jinja New Bridge to Magamaga town council in Mayuge district, intercepted a person carrying carcases of nine chicken and four goats stolen from Bwondha landing site in Mayuge district.