Police in Mayuge district are hunting for a man for allegedly killing his wife following a domestic brawl .
According to the regional police spokesperson for Busoga East Policing region SP Michael Kafayo , the suspect identified the suspect as one Yakubu, a resident of Bugota village, Bugota parish, Bukabooli Sub County in Mayuge district.
SP Kafayo says the victim, Loy Jambo, 20, who was a resident of the same area reportedly, suffered the rough hand of her husband on the fateful day after a disagreement resulting in escalation of a physical confrontation.
“It is alleged that this man developed a disagreement with his wife. He beat up the wife and kicked her in the abdomen before collapsing unconscious. When Yakubu saw the wife lying conscious, he escaped,” SP Kafayo said in a Friday statement.
This incident of domestic brawl according to police occurred on Tuesday and Jambo was rushed to Kigandalo health center IV in Mayuge district where she was pronounced dead the following morning on Wednesday.
However, the matter was reported to police on Friday.
“The man abandoned his wife and ran away, and the neighbors rushed her to Kigandalo health center IV where she spent the night but unfortunately died the following day on Wednesday,” Kafayo added.
The body was examined by police and a postmortem report was developed pending further investigation into the matter to ascertain what transpired.
