Irate residents of Kyampunu-Kihumuro village, Kisengwe subcounty in Kakumiro district, have lynched a man for allegedly stealing dried coffee and groundnuts from a produce store.
The deceased has been identified as Hamis Mawejje, a resident of Muliika-Igoza village in Nyamarwa upcountry, Kibaale district.
Sowedi Mukwaya, an uncle to the deceased, confirmed the incident, which occurred on Sunday at 10pm. Mukwaya stated that Mawejje was killed by angry residents who caught him stealing dried coffee and groundnuts from one of the stores in Kihumuro. According to Mukwaya, the residents tied Mawejje’s hands before fatally attacking him with an axe, smashing his head, and later dumping his body on the road.
