Killer pistol tests positive for Molly Katanga’s DNA-Forensic expert

Andrew Kizimula Mubiru, the Acting Forensic Director of Police, has linked Molly Katanga to her husband’s murder.

He testified before the High Court that, upon examination of the pistol used to kill Henry Katanga, it tested positive for the DNA of his widow, Molly Katanga, the deceased himself, and one of their daughters, Patricia Kakwanza. 

According to this scientific evidence, the predominant DNA was that of the widow, Molly Katanga, indicating that she fired the fatal shot that killed her husband. However, the pistol was not brought to court because it was submitted for ballistic analysis.

He also testified that the blood samples that were found on the door handles, ceiling, and balcony belonged to Molly Katanga. 

Mubiru further said that the two DNA analyses of the exhibits are linked to two other people who are not the couple or relatives of the deceased, indicating that there were two other people at the crime scene. 

Molly Katanga is accused of killing her husband, Henry Katanga. The businessman was allegedly shot dead by his wife on November 2, 2023, at their home in Mbuya, Nakawa Division, Kampala City.

Molly is charged alongside her two daughters, Martha Nkwazi and Patricia Kakwanza; George Amanyire, a shamba boy; and Charles Otai, a health worker.

Nkwanzi and Kakwanza are accused of tampering with evidence at the crime scene, rendering it unidentifiable for judicial proceedings. Amanyire and Charles Otai, a health worker, are charged with assisting others involved in the crime.

In February, the four were granted Shs2 million in cash bail while their sureties were bonded at Shs20 million and ordered to surrender their passports.