Detective admits leaving vital evidence in murder case

 Andrew alias Desh Kananura and his brother Raymond Kananura in the dock. Photo by Juliet Kasirye 

A lead investigative officer in the 2012 Panamera bar murder has revealed to court that vital information was never collected from the scene of crime during their investigations.

Davis Grace Pande, admitted that although they found traces of blood and evidence of a struggle at the scene of crime, they did not pick any samples as police exhibit or for further examination.

On September 30, 2016, Badru Kateregga an employee at the bar was murdered. Andrew alias Desh Kananura the proprietor of the bar, his brother Raymond Kananura, Cyrus Maganda, a body guard, Samuel Muzolewa, a private security guard at Kololo S.S and Jacob Onyango, a security guard at the bar, were arrested and charged as prime suspects.

According to the state, they tortured the Kateregga to death after he was found with sh30, 000 which exceeded the allowed amount to be held by any worker.

Appearing as the seventh witness, Pande in his evidence in chief, he told court that he found two spots at the scene of crime, one with blood and another with evidence of a struggle, foot prints, a wallet, a pair of sock and a stick.

However, when put in the dock for cross examination by the defence lawyers, he said that although they made observations at the scene of crime, they did not pick samples as exhibits.