Kole child murder: Suspects remanded to Soroti prison
Madmay Gaga, 22, and Vayas Fravay, 27, appear before Grade One Magistrate's Court in Lira District on November 19, 2018.
What you need to know:
- The North Kyoga regional police spokesman, Mr David Ongom Mudong, in a statement said preliminary investigation indicates that the suspects were dealing in cotton business at Odokomit Ginnery, Ojwina Division in Lira Municipality.
- The chairman of the Indian community in Lango, Mr Singh Surjit, had asked Police to investigate the matter to its logical conclusion.
LIRA. Two men accused of killing a child in Kole District on November 9, 2018 have been remanded to Soroti Prison.
The suspects identified as Madmay Gaga, 22, and Vayas Fravay, 27, appeared before Lira Grade One Magistrate, Mr Igha Adiro, who read the charges and remanded them to prison until December 3 when they will reappear in court to take plea.
The two were arrested on November 9 and detained at Kole Central Police station following the death of Dickens Okello, a Primary Three pupil of Alito Primary School in Kole District.
Okello was found dead near the school premises at around 4pm on November 9 when the pupils were going back home from school.
It is reported that the deceased was on his way back home with his friends when the two men (both of Asian descent) who were driving a white Ipsum started luring them with biscuits.
An eye witness said the suspects further lured the children with Shs2, 000, but when they refused and started running away, the suspects ran after them, pounced on Okello and strangled him.
After the incident, the two suspects sped off but were immediately arrested by the residents and later handed over to Police.
A charge of murder has been read to them.
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The North Kyoga regional police spokesman, Mr David Ongom Mudong, in a statement said preliminary investigation indicates that the suspects were dealing in cotton business at Odokomit Ginnery, Ojwina Division in Lira Municipality.
The chairman of the Indian community in Lango, Mr Singh Surjit, had asked Police to investigate the matter to its logical conclusion.
“I would like to tell the community that if it’s true that it happened, Police should investigate and and the suspects must face the law. We are here to do business with the people but not to engage in criminal acts,” Mr Surjit told Daily Monitor in an interview on November 14.
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