Police in Masaka have arrested a man only identified as Moze for the murder of his wife, Nalubega Joan Nalongo, 23, a resident of Kimanya ''B'' LCI, Kimanya ward, Kimanya Kabonera Division in Masaka city.
According to ASP Muhammad Nsubuga the PRO Greater Masaka Region, the unfortunate incident happened last night, following a domestic fight.
The victim was stabbed in the neck with a broken beer bottle, and she bled to death. The two first had a quarrel from their drinking joint that ended in a fight after they got home.
“Our response team led by the OC station Masaka, responded immediately after getting information at 3am, but found when the victim had died. They arrested the suspect and also conveyed the body of the deceased to Masaka Referral hospital for a postmortem. Further investigations are ongoing” Nsubuga says.
He urged the public to disregard claims that the murder is linked to the vicious killings by panga wielding assailants.