Police in Zombo district is holding a man accused of killing his wife over the weekend. The suspect is Alfred Oroma, a resident of Awora village Otheko parish in Paidha sub-county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He reportedly killed his wife Nola Ongiera on Sunday morning following a misunderstanding. It is alleged that Ongiera returned on Sunday morning while drunk and picked up a quarrel with his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Preliminary reports show that the suspect hit Ongiera on the head with a blunt object and strangled her to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Robinson Okethi, the Otheko parish councilor reveals that the suspect was rescued by elders after the locals descended on him shortly after murdering his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He says that the suspect was later handed over to police by the elders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Zombo District Police Commander, Nelson Nahabwe told URN that the suspect is in their custody noting that he will be produced before the court once his file is ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to some local Leaders, the couple had a string of domestic misunderstandings. Boni Oringi, the peer facilitator for Colaine Aid, a community-based organization championing the fight against domestic violence in Zombo district, says that cases of domestic violence have become rampant as the festive season nears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has challenged families to dialogue instead of resorting to physical violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Police in Zombo district is holding a man accused of killing his wife over the weekend. The suspect is Alfred Oroma, a resident of Awora village Otheko parish in Paidha sub-county. He reportedly killed his wife Nola Ongiera on Sunday morning following a misunderstanding. It is alleged that Ongiera returned on Sunday morning while drunk […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":33654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[105],"tags":[119,8035],"class_list":["post-33652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","tag-uganda-news","tag-zombo-district"],"yoast_head":"\n