Man Chopped To Death in land dispute
Police has arrested a Man ,his wife and Son for slaughtering a neighbor to death over a land wrangle.
The deceased has been identified as Yosefi Byaruhanga,38, a resident of Karama village in Rutooma parish in Nkooko Sub County in Kakumiro district.
Byaruhanga was brutally chopped on the head with a hand hoe on Sunday after developing a fight with one Kosoole 59 ,over the boundary.
Eye witnesses at the scene say Kosoole was approached by Byaruhannga to resolve the boundary matter but he was instead murdered.
Man Chopped To Death
Kosoole,his wife and Son reportedly attacked the deceased and dug into his skin using a hand hoe,causing bad harm to his body.
Byaruhanga died on the way to Kakumiro health center IV.
Emmanuel Kamuhanda, the area LC 1 Chairperson, says that the deceased and prime suspect have been feuding over the boundary of their land for a long time.
He says that angry residents decided to avenge Byaruhanga’s death by demolishing two houses belonging to Kasoole.
Charles Tumusiime, the Officer in charge of operations at Kakumiro central police station, says that Kasoole, his wife, and son are in custody at Kakumiro Central police station as investigations into the matter are ongoing.
