Police detectives in Lwengo district have arrested three people in connection to the murder by a mob of a 25-year-old man on suspicion of housebreaking and theft.
The deceased has been identified as Frank Tushabe, a resident of Lwekisuga village in Malongo sub-county, while the suspects are; Charles Mugarura, Resty Kasande, and one Musingunzi, all residents of the same area.
It is alleged that the trio accused Tushabe of breaking into Justus Kankwasa’s retail shop and stealing a carton of plastic-bottled soda, several kilograms of sugar, beer among other items on Tuesday night.
The suspects reportedly received the information from some residents which led them to Tushabe.
Muhammad Nsubuga the Southern Regional Police spokesperson says they hunted for the deceased until Wednesday night 27/4/2022 when they stormed his home, searched it and found the stolen items.
They mobilized a mob which pounced on Tushabe, beat him with clubs and stones and killed him on the spot.
Mugarura, Kasande, and Musingunzi reportedly disappeared from the scene shortly after the mob killed Tushabe.
Police teams led by Asp Ketty Oyella, the OC Katovu Police Station, visited the scene of crime and immediately instructed the homicide detectives to hunt for the key suspects.
Nsubuga says that the detectives pursued the suspects and rounded them up on Thursday.
They will be charged with murder contrary to section 188 of the penal code act which states that any person who of malice aforethought causes the death of another person by an unlawful act or omission commits murder.
Tushabe’s body was taken to Kyazanga Health Centre IV for a postmortem.
