Relatives bury son’s body in courtyard of suspected killer’s family

24 September 2024, 11:10 am

By Kato Joseph

Drama ensued in Katoma village, Nyamarunda subcounty in Kibaale district when the relatives of an 18-year-old deceased teenager buried his body in the courtyard of Milton Ndegame, the head of the family suspected to be involved in his death.

It is alleged that Wilber Musinguzi, now deceased, was brutally assaulted by a gang of four youths in a bar in Kitooga village in February this year. He sustained serious external and internal injuries, with a suspected kidney damage.

According to the relatives of the deceased, the four accused youths are Obed, Mani, Birimumaiso and Byamukama all biological children of Milton Ndegame, residents of Katoma village.

Musinguzi was first rushed to a clinic in Kitooga but later transferred to Kagadi hospital from where he was further referred to Kasese General Hospital. His condition has been deteriorating until last weekend when he passed away.

Damaseni Karikumutima, the father to the deceased, has today afternoon told KDR FM that, Kibaale police picked the body for postmortem and after handed it back.

However, the bitter Damaseni and relatives carried the body, dug the grave in the courtyard of Ndegame where they buried it today afternoon amidst flared tempers.

Relatives of the deceased insist that they took the drastic decision because Damaseni has no land and believes this action was justified since Ndegame’s sons caused the death of their son. The relatives have dared anyone to try to exhume the body. 

Shocked residents, led by Ezira Mugisa the Chairperson Katoma village have condemned the harsh decision made by the deceased’s relatives and called on the police to intervene to prevent further violence.

By press time, police from Nyamarunda Police Post had already visited the scene but could do little as the burial had already been completed.

KDR has learnt that Ndegame’s four accused sons together with the father have since fled the area to unknown locations. However, the police has since arrested one suspect identified only as Birimumaiso who is currently detained at Kibaale Police Station.