Woman arrested for chopping off lover’s manhood over infidelity

Police in Mukono District in central Uganda are holding a 24-year-old woman for allegedly chopping off her boyfriend's genitals with a knife accusing him of infidelity. PHOTO BY POLICE ON FACEBOOK

What you need to know:

  • The suspect had reportedly warned her lover several times but he seemed adamant.
  • In December 2014, a 28-year-old Kamuli District resident, Abdul Ibinga had his penis cut off by his estranged wife Madinah Namuwaya.

Police in Mukono District in central Uganda are holding a 24-year-old woman for allegedly chopping off her boyfriend's genitals with a knife accusing him of infidelity.
Police say the suspect, who faces attempted murder charges, told authorities that she waited until her boyfriend Anthony Sekawa, 28, had fallen asleep before she cut off his organ with a four-inch knife.

“According to the victim, he had to fight so hard to save his life because the girlfriend never stopped at that but rather tried to slit his throat. Fortunately the neighbours heard the man's howls of pain after his penis had been detached and called police who responded immediately,” said Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire.
Upon arrest the suspect reportedly told police that she had recently discovered her boyfriend was seeing different girls at a brothel located in Wantoni Mukono and hatched the revenge plot.

"I then discovered that he was secretly going out and flirting with other girls at different bars. This made me very angry. I was full of anger inside and couldn't relax," reads part of her police statement.
Mr Owoyesigyire said that when police arrived along with rescue staff and found Sekawa severely injured, they rushed him to Namirembe Hospital for treatment.

Detectives have discovered that the two had long-time relationship misunderstandings and that the suspect had on several occasions demanded he ceases contact with any other women, including not talking to them, answering their calls or even smiling at them but he never took heed.
“The suspect felt her demands were being taken for granted and decided to carry out the sickening act at Kings Bar located in Wanton Mukono District,” the police spokesperson added.
The victim told police that he loved his girlfriend and believed she maimed his manhood in a grizzly bid to make sure he did not stray looking for other women.

The suspect is currently detained at Mukono Police Station on charges of attempted murder as investigations continue.
Sekawa is not the first Uganda man to have lost his penis at the hands of a raging partner.
In December 2014, a 28-year-old Kamuli District resident, Abdul Ibinga had his penis cut off by his estranged wife Madinah Namuwaya.