Daily Monitor
Tuesday December 15 2020
Summary
Preliminary inquiries show that the suspect had been cohabiting with the deceased before they developed a misunderstanding.
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Police in Pallisa District are investigating how a 20-year-old man reportedly killed his girlfriend at the weekend after accusing her of having a love affair with another man.
The officer-in-charge of Agule Police Station, Mr George Emuria, confirmed the development saying Simon Ochen, a resident of Omorio Village, Agule Town Council, allegedly used a sharp panga [machete] to cut his girlfriend Esther Lucy Asotto before he handed himself to police.
The 19-year-old girl is a resident of Chelekura Village, Chelekura Sub-county in Pallisa District.