Panga-wielding assailant shot dead after storming family home
Charles Etukuri
Senior Writer @New Vision
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An unidentified man, armed with a panga, forcefully entered the home of Anita Ayebare, a resident of Bongole Zone, in Ndejje, Makindye ssabagabo in Kampala district, and menacingly demanded a ransom was shot dead as the Police rescued four children he had kidnapped.
Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police deputy spokesperson, said the assailant attacked the family as they were having breakfast and demanded sh5m, and when Ayebare resisted, the perpetrator turned his aggression towards her four children and started cutting them with the panga.
“The Territorial Police at Katwe are currently investigating a harrowing incident of attempted murder that occurred today, April 29, 2024, at approximately 10:30 am. It is reported that an unidentified assailant, armed with a panga, forcibly entered the residence of Anita Ayebare, 25 years old, a resident of Bongole Zone, while she was having breakfast with her children,” Owoyesigyire said.
He explained that the assailant, injured the children in the process and the police were forced to shoot him dead after he resisted arrest and also saved the infants he had started cutting.
“When she resisted, the perpetrator turned his aggression towards her four children: Lucia Atuhaire (2 yrs), Maria Zoe Ampaire (5 yrs), Blair Musiime (7 yrs), and Godius Ankunda (14 yrs). Thanks to the swift response of both residents and the police stationed at Mirimu, the assailant was subdued. It was later realized that he had inflicted injuries on the children. The children were immediately rushed to Nalujja Medical Centre, Bata Bata, Entebbe Road, for urgent medical attention. However, their condition remains critical,” Owoyesigyire added.
New Vision has learned that the suspect locked up the family in the house and the Police were forced to get in by removing iron sheets from the roof.
Owoyesigyire said the body of the suspect was conveyed to City Mortuary Mulago for a postmortem, as investigations continue with the aim of ascertaining his identity and motive.
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