Police in Arua district are investigating circumstances under which, a man killed his wife in a domestic brawl before taking his own life.
It is reported that Liberty Madima, a resident of Alio Village, Tilevu parish in Vurra sub county killed his wife, Gertrude Maneno around 2:00 am on Sunday morning before committing suicide by hanging.
Madima allegedly picked a sharp knife and stabbed his wife several times in the stomach before committing suicide.
According to Festus Amayo the LC 2 chairperson of Tilevu parish in Vurra sub-county, he received information about the unfortunate incident at around 6:00 am from the LC 1 chairperson of Alio village.
Amayo adds that when he visited the home of the deceased, he found blood stains in the compound, an indication that the deceased could have been stabbed.
Charles Candia, Maneno’s paternal uncle says that her son-in-law picked up his deceased niece at around 10:00 pm from his home where she had been living for the past few weeks.
The Arua district police commander, Lilian Birabwa says that they visited the scene and transferred the bodies to Arua regional referral hospital for post-mortem as investigations continue.
