A 40-year-old man in Katakwi district has killed four people and left two others injured in a shocking attack on Friday evening in Akore village, Ongongoja sub-county.
The suspect, Emmanuel Oucul, allegedly killed his 80-year-old father, Gerald Okure; his mother, Christine Atim; and two children, Martha Akiteng, 4 and Josephine Agwang, 12. Those injured include his wife, Agnes Aanyu, and his brother, Michael Ocan.
According to relatives, earlier that day, Oucul and his wife had attended a baptism at St. Stephen Catholic Church, Obulengorok, in preparation for their upcoming wedding.
After being baptized by Fr. Edmond Angitu, Oucul reportedly struggled with the prayer, prompting catechist John Robert Oleemo to suggest that the couple seek guidance from a wedded pair.
Later that evening, Oucul returned home and asked his family to help him practice prayers. His wife, however, observed troubling signs, saying he appeared to be “losing touch with reality,” a condition he had intermittently experienced in the past.
His brother, Pampus Oumo, recounted that Oucul suddenly removed his shirt, dashed into the house, and picked up a mortar pestle. He soon turned violent, first assaulting his wife before allegedly declaring, “This is finished; now it’s time for killing.”
When Oumo attempted to save his children, Oucul allegedly panicked, believing his brother was reaching for a weapon. He fled but, in the process, encountered his mother and fatally attacked her.
He then proceeded to another home, where he killed his father, Mzee Okure, inflicting deep axe wounds. Witnesses say the injuries on Mzee Okure were particularly severe compared to the other victims.
Clan leader Simon Peter Ongede confirmed that Oucul had a history of mental health struggles, which often triggered violent episodes. “He was usually very calm, but the problem returned after he stopped going for his medication,” Ongede explained.
Tragic!
But as in the above photograph, seeing is believing! Poverty, dirt and things/structures falling apart, are clear indicators of a community/country being freaked out by social-economic and logical mental health breakdown.
In other words, tragic because Oucul can’t be tried in the courts of law for committing multiple murder and causing bodily harm.
Lakwena, don’t worry. AAA will sort them out. She is lavishing money to win over the hearts of Basoga; very soon, our poverty will be a thing of the past! Besides, AAA has promised to pay the dowry for the future bride of the King of Toro (if and when he finds one). AAA is loaded. The Bateso have to ask, and poverty will be eliminated.