{"id":49343,"date":"2023-05-16T11:03:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T11:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/our-son-is-mentally-ill-insists-pc-wabwires-family"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:03:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T11:03:14","slug":"our-son-is-mentally-ill-insists-pc-wabwires-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/our-son-is-mentally-ill-insists-pc-wabwires-family","title":{"rendered":"Our son is mentally ill, insists PC Wabwire\u2019s family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The family of Ivan Wabwire, the police officer who shot and killed a money lender in Kampala last Friday, has said their son is mentally sick and should not have been allowed to be in possession of a gun.<\/p>\n<p>The family\u2019s stand contradicts account by police spokesperson Fred Enanga that a medical examination showed Wabwire was found to be \u201cnormal and sound\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Kenneth Ojambo, the suspect\u2019s father, yesterday told Daily Monitor at his home in Buwalira Village, Masinya Sub-county in Busia District that his son has since 2018 been receiving treatment for mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has been mentally sick since 2018 and was receiving treatment at Butabika Hospital,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Ojambo, who was brandishing what he said was a medical form from Butabika Hospital dated July 2021, indicated that the suspect had defaulted on his medical treatment and was suffering from hallucinations.<\/p>\n<p>Hallucinations are an experience involving the apparent perception of something not present, which manifests by hearing sounds or voices that nobody else hears, seeing things that are not there such as objects, shapes, people or lights, feeling, or smelling things that do not exist.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr Ojambo, Wabwire joined the Force in 2015 \u201cwhile in good health\u201d but his ill health had started while (still) at the Police Training School in Kabalye, Masindi District.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cHe joined the police while in good health, but after some time, we received information that he had gone missing in the forest for three days. He was later found alone in the forest after a three-day search and since then, his challenges of mental health started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the family, Mr Wabwire\u2019s bosses \u201cwere aware of his ill health and had referred him for treatment at Butabika Hospital where he has been receiving treatment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA doctor at Butabika Hospital had advised the police that the suspect, who is now in police custody on charges relating to murder, was not fi t to handle a gun and should not be deployed for six years,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He said as a family, they were \u201csurprised\u201d when information filtered through that Mr Wabwire had used a gun to commit murder, and raised questions, including from where he got the gun and why he was deployed.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Naku Sireka, the suspect\u2019s uncle, who was reportedly crucial in his conscription into the Police Force, said his nephew\u2019s poor health \u201cwas not news to the people in Buwalira\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had no house at home and last year, while at their home, he was sleeping in the bush. His wife divorced when she learnt of his mental health,\u201d Mr Naku said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Godfrey Malisi, one of the family members, has asked the relatives of the deceased to forgive them for the crime committed by Wabwire<\/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 family of Ivan Wabwire, the police officer who shot and killed a money lender in Kampala last Friday, has said their son is mentally sick and should not have been allowed to be in possession of a gun. 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