By Edward Byamukama<\/p>\n
A man in Kagadi Sub-County, Kagadi district on Sunday evening survived being lynched by angry residents on accusations of being a cannibal and practicing witchcraft.<\/p>\n
Angry residents of Nyakateke village in Kanyangoma parish, Kagadi Sub- County armed with sticks and stones lynched Edward Byaruhanga to near death until he was rescued by Isunga Police who took him to their cells for safe custody.<\/p>\n
Residents claim that Byaruhanga has been causing the death of several people and exhuming dead bodies in the area.<\/p>\n
They further accuse Byaruhanga for purportedly causing mysterious death in their area, including the recent demise of his 11-year-old biological daughter Rosemary Nabukalu who died after a short illness.<\/p>\n
Felister Muhumuza the wife to the accused testified against her husband revealing that when their daughter fell sick, the accused didn\u2019t make any interventions to take her for medication.<\/p>\n
She adds that to their shock, on Saturday late evening at around 8:13 pm, Byaruhanga was arrested in the maize garden with a bottle containing small stones, polythane bags and other strange witchcraft materials, which created suspicion among residents and began suspecting him to be involved in witchcraft practices.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Nyakateke Lci chairman Joseph Byabasaija condemned the witch craft and cannibalism practices that have become rampant in his area, asking the cannibals to reform.<\/p>\n
He however cautioned residents against taking laws into their hands, urging them to always report such cases to authorities for further management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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