N. Bahr el Ghazal police arrest 5 women for murder
At least five women were detained by police last week in connection with the killing of another woman in Aweil East County of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State, police have said.
Capt. Guot Guot Akol, the state police spokesman, told Radio Tamazuj on Thursday that the five women are accused of killing Abuk Majok Nngong in the village of Malual Deng Ngor in Yargot Payam of Aweil East County when a fracas broke out at a water point on Friday last week.
“I want to confirm that on Friday last week an incident happened in a village called Malual Deng of Yargot Payam of Aweil East County. Disputes erupted among children and women at a borehole and they fought until a woman identified as Abuk Majok Ngong was killed. The body was admitted at Aweil Civil Hospital for postmortem before it was transferred back for burial and the five suspected women in the murder are currently facing investigations,’’ Capt. Guot said.
2 murder suspects arrested in Aweil East
Police in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State’s Aweil East County have arrested two suspected accused of causing the death of a man identified as Dut Ngong Garang on 24th December in Yargot Payam.
Lt. Colonel Deng Chier, police commissioner in Aweil East County, said: “We had an incident in the area called Yargot. One person killed his uncle’s son called Dut Ngong Garang. I don’t know his age, but he is an old man, he was killed by Dut Bak Thiik, this happened on 24 December.”
“The reason was that they were fighting with one of their relatives and the late went to stop the fighters and the suspect was trying to punch down his relative but he missed him and hit the old man with his hand without intent to kill him but he unfortunately died. We are following the procedures and the two suspects were arrested. The suspects and one eye witness are facing thorough investigations,” Lt. Colonel Deng added.