38-year-old man arrested over wife's murder

Sep 14, 2018

Bakebwa is alleged to have murdered his wife, Gloria Katushabe by beheading her and cutting her severely with a panga.

CRIME

Police in Kabale district have arrested a 38-year-old man who is suspected to have murdered his wife.

According to Police, the suspect has been identified as Osbert Bakebwa, a resident of of Kashanda village, Nyakasharara parish Kaharo sub-county, Kabale district.

Bakebwa is alleged to have murdered  his wife, Gloria Katushabe by beheading her and cutting her severely with a panga. 

‘'It's alleged that on September 9 at around 12:30 pm while they were alone in the garden at home, for reasons not yet known, the man beheaded his wife and ran home and hid himself in the house," said Police spokesperson Elly Maate.

He said Police was notified, visited the scene and got the man from his hideout. "The incident is very unfortunate although there is likelihood that he may be of unsound mind, such people are supposed to be isolated from the community and taken to treatment centres. Otherwise they pose a big risk to the communities they live in," he told New Vision.

Maate added that the suspect will be subjected to medical checkup to determine his mental status by the time he committed the offence, which will determine the way forward .

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