By Flavia Ajok
Police in Hoima City is holding a woman identified as Mildred Alituha for allegedly burning his 6-year-old stepson. The victim is Elvis Wembabazi.
Alituha a resident of Itara cell in Hoima West City Division tied little pieces of timber around the boy’s arms before he set them ablaze. He later locked the child in a garage for days before the boy was rescued by locals.
It is all alleged that Alituha who had been brought home by the father identified as Ian Byabasaija, a driver attached to Bwendero Diary Farm limited to help the stepmother with home errands, was punished for not taking good care off his stepmother’s children.
Maureen Ngazi, the boy’s grandmother explains that she received a phone call from a concerned neighbor about the boy’s health condition.
Ngazi says they reported a case of aggravated torture at Kyabaliyanga police post where they were referred to Kasingo police post but the suspect was briefly detained before she bribed her way out.
Wembabazi accuses his step mother of burning him as a punishment of failing to take good care of his young siblings.
Hilda Musiimenta, the boy’s biological mother says her ex-husband Ian Byabasaija took his son away from her when the boy turned five years.
Musimenta says the boy’s father has since failed to offer support to the child claiming that his bosses do not pay him salary.
Julius Allan Hakiza the Albertine region police spokesperson confirms the arrest of Alituha saying she will be arraigned in court tomorrow to answer charges of aggravated torture.
