Dad kills two sons, commits suicide
Jun 16, 2011
A father killed his two sons aged three and five using a hammer before committing suicide on Tuesday night.
By STEVEN CANDIA
and AGNES NANTAMBI
A father killed his two sons aged three and five using a hammer before committing suicide on Tuesday night.
Hours after murdering his sons, Saidi Nsereko’s body was hanging on a rope in an unfinished building in the neighbourhood of his home. He was a resident of Lufuka zone in Ndejje parish, Makindye division.
The Police took his body and those of his sons identified as Farouk Kiwafu, 3, and Idirisa Bugembe, 5, to the city mortuary for post-mortem examinations.
Nsereko, 45, is said to have bludgeoned the children to death at about 9:30pm before retreating outside to watch a news bulletin at 10:00pm with relatives.
“We suspect that he could have murdered the children in their sleep given the hour at which the crime was committed. We are trying to establish why he did it,†Katwe police chief Apollo Kateba said.
One of his brothers said Nsereko was restless throughout the news bulletin and constantly fidgeted with his phone. When asked what was wrong, Nsereko walked out.
Having left home, Nsereko called his sister on his phone and said: “I have finished my children and I am also dead.â€
His sister then called their mother and told her what Nsereko had said. Their worst fears were confirmed when they rushed to his house.
They found Bugembe, a pupil of Ndejje View nursery almost dead. His younger brother lay on the floor motionless and covered in a pool of blood.
Bugembe died as the relatives raised an alarm and alerted the Police who arrived at the scene at about 11:00pm and removed the bodies.
In the morning, the Police found Nsereko’s body hanging on a rope in an unfinished house belonging to a traditional healer.
Nsereko’s crushed mobile phone was also found at the scene.
Relatives said Nsereko on Saturday picked his son Kiwafu from his wife, only identified as Sylvia, after she turned down his repeated pleas to return home.
They said Nsereko had a bad temper. About eight months ago, he is said to have beaten up his wife. She fled with Kiwafu, leaving Nsereko with Bugembe.
Male Sali, Nsereko’s nephew, said when Nsereko lost his temper, no one could control him.
Gerald Nsubuga, the LC III chairman of Makindye Sabagabo, attributed the incident to poverty.
hanging on a rope in an unfinished building in the neighbourhood of his home. He was a resident of Lufuka zone in Ndejje parish, Makindye division.
The Police took his body and those of his sons identified as Farouk Kiwafu, 3, and Idirisa Bugembe, 5, to the city mortuary for post-mortem examinations.
Nsereko, 45, is said to have bludgeoned the children to death at about 9:30pm before retreating outside to watch a news bulletin at 10:00pm with relatives.
“We suspect that he could have murdered the children in their sleep given the hour at which the crime was committed. We are trying to establish why he did it,†Katwe police chief Apollo Kateba said.
One of his brothers said Nsereko was restless throughout the news bulletin and constantly fidgeted with his phone. When asked what was wrong, Nsereko walked out.
Having left home, Nsereko called his sister on his phone and said: “I have finished my children and I am also dead.â€
His sister then called their mother and told her what Nsereko had said. Their worst fears were confirmed when they rushed to his house.
They found Bugembe, a pupil of Ndejje View nursery almost dead. His younger brother lay on the floor motionless and covered in a pool of blood.
Bugembe died as the relatives raised an alarm and alerted the Police who arrived at the scene at about 11:00pm and removed the bodies.
In the morning, the Police found Nsereko’s body hanging on a rope in an unfinished house belonging to a traditional healer.
Nsereko’s crushed mobile phone was also found at the scene.
Relatives said Nsereko on Saturday picked his son Kiwafu from his wife, only identified as Sylvia, after she turned down his repeated pleas to return home.
They said Nsereko had a bad temper. About eight months ago, he is said to have beaten up his wife. She fled with Kiwafu, leaving Nsereko with Bugembe.
Male Sali, Nsereko’s nephew, said when Nsereko lost his temper, no one could control him.
Gerald Nsubuga, the LC III chairman of Makindye Sabagabo, attributed the incident to poverty.
and AGNES NANTAMBI
A father killed his two sons aged three and five using a hammer before committing suicide on Tuesday night.
Hours after murdering his sons, Saidi Nsereko’s body was hanging on a rope in an unfinished building in the neighbourhood of his home. He was a resident of Lufuka zone in Ndejje parish, Makindye division.
The Police took his body and those of his sons identified as Farouk Kiwafu, 3, and Idirisa Bugembe, 5, to the city mortuary for post-mortem examinations.
Nsereko, 45, is said to have bludgeoned the children to death at about 9:30pm before retreating outside to watch a news bulletin at 10:00pm with relatives.
“We suspect that he could have murdered the children in their sleep given the hour at which the crime was committed. We are trying to establish why he did it,†Katwe police chief Apollo Kateba said.
One of his brothers said Nsereko was restless throughout the news bulletin and constantly fidgeted with his phone. When asked what was wrong, Nsereko walked out.
Having left home, Nsereko called his sister on his phone and said: “I have finished my children and I am also dead.â€
His sister then called their mother and told her what Nsereko had said. Their worst fears were confirmed when they rushed to his house.
They found Bugembe, a pupil of Ndejje View nursery almost dead. His younger brother lay on the floor motionless and covered in a pool of blood.
Bugembe died as the relatives raised an alarm and alerted the Police who arrived at the scene at about 11:00pm and removed the bodies.
In the morning, the Police found Nsereko’s body hanging on a rope in an unfinished house belonging to a traditional healer.
Nsereko’s crushed mobile phone was also found at the scene.
Relatives said Nsereko on Saturday picked his son Kiwafu from his wife, only identified as Sylvia, after she turned down his repeated pleas to return home.
They said Nsereko had a bad temper. About eight months ago, he is said to have beaten up his wife. She fled with Kiwafu, leaving Nsereko with Bugembe.
Male Sali, Nsereko’s nephew, said when Nsereko lost his temper, no one could control him.
Gerald Nsubuga, the LC III chairman of Makindye Sabagabo, attributed the incident to poverty.
hanging on a rope in an unfinished building in the neighbourhood of his home. He was a resident of Lufuka zone in Ndejje parish, Makindye division.
The Police took his body and those of his sons identified as Farouk Kiwafu, 3, and Idirisa Bugembe, 5, to the city mortuary for post-mortem examinations.
Nsereko, 45, is said to have bludgeoned the children to death at about 9:30pm before retreating outside to watch a news bulletin at 10:00pm with relatives.
“We suspect that he could have murdered the children in their sleep given the hour at which the crime was committed. We are trying to establish why he did it,†Katwe police chief Apollo Kateba said.
One of his brothers said Nsereko was restless throughout the news bulletin and constantly fidgeted with his phone. When asked what was wrong, Nsereko walked out.
Having left home, Nsereko called his sister on his phone and said: “I have finished my children and I am also dead.â€
His sister then called their mother and told her what Nsereko had said. Their worst fears were confirmed when they rushed to his house.
They found Bugembe, a pupil of Ndejje View nursery almost dead. His younger brother lay on the floor motionless and covered in a pool of blood.
Bugembe died as the relatives raised an alarm and alerted the Police who arrived at the scene at about 11:00pm and removed the bodies.
In the morning, the Police found Nsereko’s body hanging on a rope in an unfinished house belonging to a traditional healer.
Nsereko’s crushed mobile phone was also found at the scene.
Relatives said Nsereko on Saturday picked his son Kiwafu from his wife, only identified as Sylvia, after she turned down his repeated pleas to return home.
They said Nsereko had a bad temper. About eight months ago, he is said to have beaten up his wife. She fled with Kiwafu, leaving Nsereko with Bugembe.
Male Sali, Nsereko’s nephew, said when Nsereko lost his temper, no one could control him.
Gerald Nsubuga, the LC III chairman of Makindye Sabagabo, attributed the incident to poverty.