The police in Butambala has in custody, a 70-year-old male adult, Kiwanuka Haruna for the aggravated defilement of his 4-year-old, grandchild.
The incident occurred on the 3/02/2020 at 6:30pm, at Bulaawa village, Kalamba Subcounty, Butambala District, where the grandfather to the victim, called her behind the latrines and asked her to lay on her back.
The suspect then removed his trouser and defiled her.
The victim narrated the ordeal to her mother who immediately reported the matter to police.
The scene was well documented and samples recovered from the scene for comparison with that found on the victims’ clothes and body, and from the suspect.
The victim was further examined on PF3 and its appendix and subjected to PEP as a preventive measure.
“It is very painful for people who are supposed to teach their young children how to go about life, to be the ones taking advantage of them,” said Police spokesperson CP Fred Enanga.
He added that; “The abuse of the victims is a betrayal of trust and exploitation by a father, grandfather or any other guardian. Instead of protecting the girl child they exposed them to harm.
“We would like to thank the victims and concerned citizens for their bravery in reporting the acts of sexual violence to police.
“We are deeply committed to thoroughly investigating these grave acts of sexual violence against children, and has tasked the department of Gender Based Violence at CID headquarters, to fast track the matter, and ensure the perpetrators are brought to book.
“We would like to remind to all local council leaders that most acts of sexual abuse and grooming are initiated by persons known to girl victims.
“We call upon them to always be vigilant and closely monitor girl victims in abusive settings and alert the police.”
