Woman Injects Co-wife With Poisonous Substance

By Phillipa Among On May 3, 2023 926

Police in Wakiso are looking for a woman accused if poisoning and killing her co-wife with an injectable syringe .

The suspect is Jackie Namubiru, a resident of Lwanzi “B” cell, Mutukula Town Council in Kyotera district.

Namubiru is accused of attacking her co-wife Nakimera Lydia, aged 23, a salon owner at her business premises .

According to Fred Enanga , the Uganda Police Spokesperson, the suspect injected the victim with a syringe, containing suspected poisonous substances.She was rushed to Bulamu clinic, and was later transferred to Byansi’s clinic in Masaka City in critical condition where she later died.

“The victim died from the poisonous substance on the 23.04.2023 at around 6:30pm,” Enanga said

Enanga has warned members of the public against habouring Namubiru who is now considered a criminal.

“The suspect is now on the run and we want to caution relatives and friends that if you are found harbouring Namubiru who is a wanted murder suspect, there are offences for people who keep a wanted criminal. We have put up aserious hunt for her and will bring her to book, ”

He added “Jealous behaviours can be destructive like in this vey aspect, yet the family protection units have mechanisms in place of resolving family disputes. A serious hunt for the suspect is ongoing,” Enanga noted.

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