{"id":35878,"date":"2022-08-21T17:28:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T17:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/man-arrested-for-killing-his-brother-over-cocoa-theft"},"modified":"2022-08-21T17:50:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T17:50:31","slug":"man-arrested-for-killing-his-brother-over-cocoa-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/man-arrested-for-killing-his-brother-over-cocoa-theft","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for killing his\u00a0brother over cocoa theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Bundibugyo District are holding a 20-year-old man suspected to have killed his brother whom he accused of stealing cocoa pods.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect August 20 confessed to butchering Vincent Tumwine who had allegedly invaded his garden to steal his cocoa pods on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect who was guarding his garden grabbed Tumwine and started cutting him into pieces until death. After killing his brother, he took himself to the village chairman and confessed to the killing. He later handed himself to police,\u201d Ngamba Sub County chairperson Mr Siriwayo Baluku told Monitor.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say Tumwine who died instantly- had severe cuts on the head, chest and legs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cocoa farmers are in the season of harvesting and because of theft, farmers guard their gardens. We\u2019re telling famers that killing someone is against the law. They should rather arrest and hand them over to police for the law to take its course,&#8221; Mr Baluku said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Bundibugyo District Police Commander (DPC), Mr Aggrey Okum revealed that police have commenced investigations into the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Bundibugyo District is the leading cocoa producer in Uganda with the plant harvested twice a month from August to March. A kilogram of cocoa in Bundibugyo is now being sold at Shs6, 000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Police in Bundibugyo District are holding a 20-year-old man suspected to have killed his brother whom he accused of stealing cocoa pods. 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