Police in Buikwe District have arrested a 19 –year- old senior four student for allegedly sodomising and defiling an eight-year-old pupil.
The said suspect is a student of Namataba Secondary School while the victim is a pupil of Bibo Church of Uganda Primary School –both located in Buikwe District.
According to the Ssezibwa regional police spokesperson, Hellen Butoto the incident reportedly occurred on April 2, 2023, in Bunyangira Village in Kawolo Sub County in Buikwe District.
“This case was reported to the police by the father of the victim. During interrogation, the suspect confessed to having committed the crime but told detectives that bad spirits had possessed him,” Butoto said.
The suspect is currently detained at Lugazi Central Police Station pending investigations.