Two Police Officers Jailed For Torturing 70 Year Old Man To Death

Posted by: lukwago J in Uganda news May 6, 2020

News that reached our desk this afternoon indicates that two police officers in Mubende District are in trouble after being arrested for torturing an elderly man until he lost his life during the enforcement of the pandemic lockdown.

According to the Wamala Regional Police Spokesperson, Kawala Rachael, the suspects identified as Musisikwa Godfrey, the officer in Charge of Nabingoola Police station and Corporal Mwesigye Moses were arrested for mistreating the the elderly man to death.

The deceased identified as Tushabe Ponsiano,70, is a resident of Kabafukuzi Village Council in Nabingoola Sub County and his sons mentioned that he moved out of the house and saw two police officers kicking their father badly.

Mzee Tushabe was arrested by the accused officers on Sunday according to close sources and charged him of violating the curfew guidelines. He was found drinking with three other men in a pub. The two officers allegedly started torturing him.

Mzee Tushabe was found in his small shop at around 7:30pm by his family members who claimed that at his age, the police officers were unfair to beat him severely.

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