{"id":14638,"date":"2021-07-26T15:06:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T15:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=14638"},"modified":"2021-07-26T14:34:06","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T14:34:06","slug":"10-year-old-boy-kills-father-in-rukungiri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/10-year-old-boy-kills-father-in-rukungiri","title":{"rendered":"10-year-old boy kills father in Rukungiri"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Rukungiri District are investigating circumstances under which a 33-year-old man was allegedly killed by his family members.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased has been identified as Pius Tugumisirize, a resident of Rwesigiro village, Kikarara Parish in Bwambara Sub-county, Rukungiri District.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, Elly Maate, \u2018\u2018the deceased developed a quarrel with his wife Ruth Owakubariho, 29, and he ended up badly hitting the wife with a hoe on the head. Ruth bled severely.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018\u2018After the incident, Mr Tugumisirize reportedly ran into hiding, not knowing that his 10-year-old son had picked the same hoe that he had used to hit his wife, and followed him up.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Reports further indicate that Mr Tugumisirize&#8217;s son met him in his presumed hideout and hit him on the head- leaving him for death on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Upon reaching home, the boy informed his family members about what he had done to his dad.<\/p>\n<p>The family would then rush to Mr Tugumisirize\u2019s hideout to pick and take him to a clinic at Kikarara where he died from, immediately after arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Maate adds that as all this was happening, \u2018\u2018the deceased\u2019s wife went and reported a case of domestic violence- unaware that the son had followed and hit the father in revenge after an earlier domestic brawl between the couple.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Police visited the scene and did post-mortem while Owakubariho was also picked for questioning. Their son is now said to be on the run.<\/p>\n<p>A case of murder by assault has been registered at Rukungiri Central Police Station under reference number CRB 1154\/2021 as investigations proceed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Police in Rukungiri District are investigating circumstances under which a 33-year-old man was allegedly killed by his family members. The deceased has been identified as Pius Tugumisirize, a resident of Rwesigiro village, Kikarara Parish in Bwambara Sub-county, Rukungiri District. 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