Police in Nabilatuk has in custody, the Headteacher of Lolachat Seed Secondary School, in Lolachat sub-county in Nabilatuk, for the aggravated defilement, of his 15-year-old sister-in-law, a pupil of Lolachat Primary School.
The suspect, identified as Huhya Lazarus, a 45-year-old, Headteacher reportedly started defiling the victim during the month of July 2022, after his wife, Loitakori Margret left the victim to stay with him, while attending her Primary School.
According to police, Lazarus impregnated his sister-in-law and gave her Shs200,000 to abort.
The police got wind of the information and arrested the suspect.
Meanwhile, the police are also investigating another double aggravated defilement, which was reported to the police in Lwengo.
The police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, said that on September 28, 2202. at around 1 pm, a video of a female juvenile, who was allegedly defiled by her uncle, went viral on many social media platforms.
“The facts gathered reveal that the suspect, a one Bulunga John, started defiling the 12-year-old victim and her sibling, in 2020, till September 2022, when the mother of the victims caught him red-handed while defiling her daughter in an abandoned house at Kikonge village, Kkingo sub-county in Lwengo district,” said Enanga.
The mother recorded a video of the suspect and shared it on TV stations and various social media platforms.
The suspect was tracked down and arrested while in hiding at his mother’s home in Nkalwe village, Kiganda parish, Kkingo sub-county in Lwengo district, and is in custody.
His mother, called Nakakande, was also arrested for threatening to harm or injure her daughter-in-law, Nakaweesi Juliet, who is the complainant, and for harbouring a wanted suspect.
The two victims are now under the care and better management of the SGBV department at CID Headquarters.