Bundibugyo Police are holding a man accused of killing
his mother for allegedly practicing witchcraft.
The Bundibugyo District Police Commander, Swaib
Taban identifies the suspect as Maliko Birungi, a resident
of Buganikere trading center in Buganikere town council in Bundibugyo
district.
According to Taban, yesterday the 36-year-old Birungi hit
his 70-year-old mother, Cecilia Kabatooro with a hoe on the head. He threatened
to kill whoever attempts to rescue her.
But according to Taban, residents overpowered Birungi
and rushed his mother to Bundibugyo General Hospital where doctors pronounced
her dead a few hours later.
Taban says that Birungi will be charged with murder.
Eye witnesses say the suspect has been threatening to kill his mother for
bewitching and causing him misfortunes. Steven Balaba, the area LC I chairman,
says the suspect was under the influence of alcohol.
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