Police in Kanungu district is currently holding a man who tragically killed his own son over a dispute involving Ugx 500 shillings.
Agaba Onacklet, a 46-year-old resident of Kazirankye village, Northern ward of Kanungu town council, has been identified as the father of the deceased, Ivan Nuwagaba, a 10-year-old pupil at Karuhinda Primary School.
According to ASP Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region police spokesperson, told our reporter that on June 28th, 2023, at approximately 10am, the suspect sent his son to purchase cigarettes worth Ugx 1000.
However, the son returned with cigarettes worth only Ugx 500 and consumed the remaining balance which angered the father, who began threatening to harm if he landed on him.
Out of fear, the deceased had been avoiding his father, constantly running away from him. Sadly, on Sunday July 2nd 2023 at around 1pm, the father targeted him while he was alone in Kanyankyende village in the Northern ward of Kanungu town council.
The father stealthily grabbed him and strangled him using a rope. He then staged the incident to look like a suicide, hanging the body on a mango tree with the rope loosely tied, allowing the victim’s legs to touch the ground comfortably.
Upon being alerted by Hellen Ayebare, the area chairperson, the Police promptly arrived at the crime scene, documented the evidence and conducted a post-mortem examination.
