{"id":19616,"date":"2021-10-16T17:21:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T17:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=19616"},"modified":"2021-10-16T15:59:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T15:59:30","slug":"suspect-dies-in-police-cells-in-yumbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/suspect-dies-in-police-cells-in-yumbe","title":{"rendered":"Suspect dies in police cells in Yumbe"},"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>A suspect who was detained at Lobe Town Council Police Post, in Yumbe District has been found dead.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased, Isaac Andabati, a resident of Menzere village in Kei Sub County, Yumbe District allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the cells in the wee hours of Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Swali Izule Rajab, the secretary for security of Lobe Town Council, said Andabati was arrested by the police on Wednesday over attempted murder after shooting his step-father with an arrow in the chest.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The deceased was in a good condition at the time of his arrest and detention, but was found dead in police cells on Friday morning after he used a mosquito net to hang himself,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Izule said the relatives of the deceased were informed about the matter, and postmortem was done before releasing the body to the relatives for burial.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Masaka officials probe death of two suspects in police custody<\/p>\n<p>When contacted for a comment, the Yumbe District Police Commander Mr Charles Okoto said he had no information about the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The OC CID at Yumbe Police Station, Mr Richard Ozua, also said he was unaware of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The file of that incident has not reached me. I was in a meeting in Moyo on Friday and at the moment I cannot give you information about what I am not sure of,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third person to die in police cells in a space of only one week<\/p>\n<p><b>[email protected]<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. A suspect who was detained at Lobe Town Council Police Post, in Yumbe District has been found dead. The deceased, Isaac Andabati, a resident of Menzere village in Kei Sub County, Yumbe District allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the cells in the wee hours of Friday. 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