Kyotera, (UG):- The Territorial Police in Kyotera District have arrested the 23-year-old Harriet Amanyire accused of causing the death of her lover Reagan Karamaji, 28, when she cut off his genitals last Friday over a suspected extramarital affair.
The couple was residing at Kabaawo cell, Mutukula Town Council in Kyotera District, south-central Uganda.
The Greater Masaka Regional Police spokesperson Mr Twaha Kasirye confirmed the new development on Tuesday saying Amanyire was arrested at Mutukula border as she attempted to flee to Tanzania.
“They had a simple quarrel Sunday night after returning from a nearby bar, and the lady picked a kitchen knife and cut off the boyfriend’s genitals,” Mr Mujaasi said.
“We managed to apprehend the suspect at the Mutukula border as she was trying to escape to Tanzania,” said Mr Kasirye. “She is now in our custody at Kyotera police station, and we are conducting thorough further investigations to ensure justice is served to the family of the deceased.”
Amanyire, a former employee at Fortebet branch in Mutukula allegedly attacked her Karamaji after a domestic dispute, the former suspecting the lover of cheating on him with another woman. The two had been staying together for seven months after Karamaji’s wife left for work abroad in the United Arab Emirates.
Kato Ssenyonga, the landlord of the deceased who witnessed the incident recounted the events leading up to the tragedy saying the couple seemed happy when they returned before the fight ensued.
“They came home happy, but shortly after, we heard screams for help,” Ssenyonga said, adding that a pool of blood marked the spot where Nkalamaji was found.
He, however, criticized the area police for slow response highlighting the lack of proper transportation, as officers arrived on motorcycles, hindering their ability to rush the victim to the hospital.
Karamaji’s neighbours described him as a person with no known bad behaviour, but Steven Mugarura, the chairperson of Kasanvu ward, blamed the increasing violence on alcohol abuse and moral decadence.
“Drunkenness and apostasy are significant contributors to such violent acts,” he stated.
This is the second incident in less than two months where a jilted woman chops off her husband’s genitals after a family dispute.
The previous incident happened last month on June 10, 2024, when Susan Namuganza, 35, cut off the genitals of her husband Moses Kawubanya, 45, and robbed him of an unspecified amount of money before fleeing from their home in Busana Zone, Nabirumba Ward, Kamuli District.
Namuganza was later arrested, charged, convicted and jailed for 15 years
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