KABALE – The territorial police in Kabale are investigating circumstances under which two an unidentified male adults were lynched to death.
This was on Wednesday
26/09/2024 at around 08:30 am at Kaliba village Kaharo parish/ sub county in Kabale district.
It’s alleged that, in the night of 25/09/2024 some three (03) persons at the Kabaraga hill stole from a motor vehicle ( lorry) in motion and they waited for the means of transportation with their stolen property up to around 07: 30am , when the local people became suspecious of them. When the local people tried to interview them, they failed to account for their being in Kabaraga and could not explain about the property they were in possession. They opted to run away from them. The locals ran after them, got two (02) of them from kaliba village and beat them to death.
The Oc Kaharo police station upon receiving the information, he registered the case of murder by mob and immediately informed the district CID officer Kabale who responded to the scene with Kabale homicide team and the district Soco.
The two bodies were retrieved from the scene and taken to Kabale referral hospital mortuary for examination.
Asp Elly Maate, Kigezi Police Spokesperson confirmed this incident thus warning people from stealing from trucks in motion because they risk being dealt with in accordance with the law.
“Any person missing the dear one should go to the hospital mortuary so that they are identified and taken for a decent burial.Inquiries underway”, Elly Maate added.
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