Lira High Court has sentenced a housekeeper to 20 years in jail for the murder of her boss.
Dolly Acen facilitated the murder of her boss and chopped the body into small pieces for concealment. She appeared before Justice Duncan Gaswaga, the Lira Resident Judge who convicted and sentenced her on her own plea of guilty.
On 21st July 2021, Acen together with Gwasebo Ebong, Galimaka Simon Peter, Andrew Opio Ogule at Acungapenyi cell, Kachung Western Ward in Dokolo district attacked Mildred Amek at her home, killed her and cut her body into tiny pieces.
Acen was a house help at Amek’s home and helped her friends to bury the deceased and poured ash on the grave, a role Acen was spearheading.
Acen appeared in court on Wednesday and asked the court to be lenient in sentencing her because she has to go back to take care of her 3 children and sisters as her husband drowned in Lake Kwania before her arrest.
The State prosecutor Peter Opio Amalo asked the court to punish the convict for selling her boss to assailants who murdered her in her own house, adding that the deceased’s family business of over 100m has since collapsed after her death.
However, the defence lawyer Herbert Walusimbi told the court that the convict is remorseful, especially after spending time on remand. He proposed a 10-year sentence for the convict saying she is still young and developmental.
But, Justice Gaswaga sentenced the convict to 20 years saying although the convict is remorseful, the offence is serious and it attracts a serious sentence.
“The convict is still young and has many more chances of being useful to this nation but none the less the offence committed is serious because it involves the taking of someone’s life and in this circumstance, I find the sentence of 20 years is sufficient and therefore I sentence you to 20 years in prison.”
