The police in Apac have in custody one person also a grandchild for killing an 84-year-old Lucy Akot Okullu, the mother of Maruzi County Member of Parliament, Maxwell Akora.
A police report indicates that Okullu was hit to death last night by her unidentified granddaughter at her residence in Wang Cenye village, Kwibale-Akokoro Sub County, Apac district.
The grand child is now in police custody as they await to a medical examination to ascertain her mental state.
According to Gertrude Temayiya, the Apac District Police Commander, the deceased's body has been handed over to Apac hospital for postmortem, as plans are ongoing to conduct psychiatric tests on the suspect to ascertain her mental status.
The Chief of Oyima Emmanuel Ebong Opeto, clan told media that the suspect had just returned from Butabika National Mental Referral Hospital in Kampala where she has been undergoing treatment.