{"id":39776,"date":"2022-11-03T20:50:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T20:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/suspected-killer-of-lawyer-arrested"},"modified":"2022-11-03T21:15:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T21:15:24","slug":"suspected-killer-of-lawyer-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/suspected-killer-of-lawyer-arrested","title":{"rendered":"Suspected killer of lawyer arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The Flying Squad Unit operatives have arrested a man suspected of killing a lawyer after hitting her with an object on the head before robbing her of a mobile phone.<\/p>\n<p>Suzan Alweny, who worked with Liberty General Insurance, was attacked on Kiwatule-Naalya Road at around 9pm on September 31.<\/p>\n<p>Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the suspect was arrested while hiding in Kyebando, a city suburb.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ:<\/b> Slain lawyer&#8217;s last words to her husband, daughter<\/p>\n<p>Violent crime surges nationwide<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect has admitted to hitting Alweny with a blunt object on the head with the motive of stealing her mobile phone. We have also recovered the phone that was robbed on the fateful day,\u201d Mr Onyango said yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect is being held on charges of murder and aggravated robbery.<\/p>\n<p>The accused also told police that three people targeted Alweny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect said he didn\u2019t know the victim in person. He said after hitting her, he didn\u2019t know that she had died. He only watched the story on television and social media that the victim had died,\u201d Mr Onyango said.<\/p>\n<p>Police to set up special unit for urban criminality<\/p>\n<p>Upon learning of the death, he fled from his home in Kiwatule to Kyebando.<\/p>\n<p>On the fateful day, Alweny was on the phone talking to someone when she was hit. Passersby found her unconscious and informed the police.<\/p>\n<p>Police took her to Mulago National Referral Hospital where she died after admission.<\/p>\n<p>When the deceased\u2019s husband didn\u2019t see her return home or respond to calls, he reported a case of a missing person to the police.<\/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. The Flying Squad Unit operatives have arrested a man suspected of killing a lawyer after hitting her with an object on the head before robbing her of a mobile phone. Suzan Alweny, who worked with Liberty General Insurance, was attacked on Kiwatule-Naalya Road at around 9pm on September 31. 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