Police in Rukungiri are holding a mother and her two children, for the alleged brutal murder of her husband Byamukama Vincent, a 53 year old fromfMushuga village, Nyakisenyi sub-county.
The victim is said to habe been hacked to death and his body burnt beyond recognition.
Police said on June 4, the victim who was said to be an alcoholic, returned home drunk and chased his wife Mutesigensi Everino, aged 44, Nishaba Hildah, a 19 year old daughter, and his 6 year old grandson, Ainamani Wilbroad, from his home.
The victims sought refuge in the neighborhood and could sneak into the home, when the husband/father was drinking in the trading centre, cook their food and go back to the neighborhood.
“It was unfortunate that on June 8, they sneaked into the home to cook, but found the victim at home, who chased and threatened to cut them with a panga. The disgruntled family, this time, waited for the victim to fall asleep up to around 11pm. They entered the house and picked his panga by the bedside which they used to hack the victim around the neck, killing him instantly,” police said in a statement.
The suspects allegedly carried the deceased’s body on his mattress and burnt it, from the near side of the main house. After which, they dumped the remains in the toilet and demolished it.
Police said the relatives of the victim piled pressure on the family to reveal the whereabouts of their brother, after realizing his absence. They told them he fell and died in their pit latrine.
They mobilized and excavated the toilet and retrieved the human skull and other body remains of the victim. A walking stick, burnt mattress pieces, were recovered from the scene.
The three suspects are scheduled to appear in court.
