The police in Busoga North are currently investigating the death of 38-year-old Majid Mugweri.
His lifeless body was discovered in the rented room of his girlfriend, Hadijah Naigaga, who resides in Nakyaka village, Butansi sub-county, Kamuli district.
The discovery was made by neighbours who detected a strange odour emanating from Naigaga’s room.
Upon inspection, Mugweri’s lifeless body was found with strangulation marks on the neck and signs of struggle wounds.
This has led to suspicions that he was killed and then covered up in the bed to conceal the crime.
Yasin Sowobi, a local resident, has accused Naigaga of having multiple partners and believes that this could have led to a fatal fight between them.
Sowobi points out that cases of gender-based violence in their area are often the result of infidelity and mistrust among couples.
“Adultery, infidelity, and mistrust are the major triggers of gender-based violence cases in our area, and I highly suspect that Mugweri might have collided with another man in Naigaga’s house, which eventually sparked off a serious fight, resulting in his eventual demise,” he says.
However, Naigaga denies all allegations and claims that she was away attending a friend’s funeral for the past three days and had no knowledge of Mugweri’s death.
She also denied having multiple partners and stated that she has been in a relationship with one man.
According to Busoga North police spokesperson Michael Kasadha, their sniffer dogs have been deployed to Naigaga’s neighbor’s house, who is currently on the run. The police hope that he will provide them with valuable information regarding Mugweri’s death.
Kasadha also added that the deceased’s body has been taken to Kamuli General Hospital’s mortuary for postmortem, and police detectives are intensifying their search for other suspects who are still at large.