Two sons are in custody at Kagadi Central police station for allegedly beheading their 95-year-old mother, Angela Kabagenzi, following a dispute over family land.
The suspects, identified as Bijja Peter and Insigoma, all residents of Matuntu A village, Bwikara sub-county, Kagadi district, are accused of killing Kabagenzi on Saturday night and dumping her body in a nearby sugarcane plantation.
Police said investigations were aided by a sniffer dog, Marshal, which was introduced at the scene and successfully picked up a scent. According to police, the dog followed the scent trail to Bijja’s home before proceeding to Isingoma’s residence.
During interrogation, police said Isingoma led detectives to a location where Kabagenzi’s head was recovered.
Christopher Buruge, the Matuntu village LC I chairperson, said residents were shocked on Sunday morning when they discovered Kabagenzi’s beheaded body in the sugarcane plantation.
Buruge said Kabagenzi had recently distributed part of the family land among her children, but some of them protested, claiming the allocation was unfair and unequal. He said the disagreement over the land could have triggered the attack on their mother.
After the body was discovered, Buruge said he notified Kagadi police, who responded and commenced investigations that led to the arrest of the suspects.
Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding Kabagenzi’s death.
These are really stupid sons! It would have been better if they were not born.
In other words, they will even miss the little of the land, which they were having grudges of unfair distribution and instead, spend the rest of their lives behind bars or hanged at dawn as soon as possible.