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Police in Jinja have arrested three suspects accused of chopping off the right palm of 15-year-old boy Shafic Sizomu during a fight for pilau
The suspects in custody at Jinja central police station are; Yasin Eguma, Ziyadi Akidi, and Norman Kabale. It is reported that Sizomu, a resident of Wakalenge cell, Jinja attended a graduation ceremony in the same area on Sunday evening. Sizomu and his friends lined up for food at the serving table. However, the suspects pushed them from the line and forcefully grabbed the rice-filled saucepan sparking off a fistfight.
One of the suspects allegedly drew out a machete from his waist and chopped off Sizomu’s palm before fleeing. Sizomu who is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed clinic in Jinja city, says that he is recovering steadily.
He, however, says that the permanent disability will incapacitate him from handling his daily chores and wants the suspects to be prosecuted to avail him justice. Kiira regional police spokesperson, James Mubi says that the suspects face two charges of attempted murder and causing grievous body harm to their victim.
Mubi notes that the prime suspect only identified as Majid is still at large and efforts of tracking him down are underway. He says that detectives conducted a search in his rented room on Monday morning, where they recovered a blood-stained machete hidden under his bed.
Source: The Observer
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