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Manhunt Underway for Suspects in Manafwa Rape and Murder

22 April, 2025
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The police in Manafwa District are looking for a group of men that allegedly gang raped a 28 year old woman and later strangled her to death on Easter Monday.


Elgon Region Police Spokesman Rogers Taitika has identified the victim as Wabule Juliet. According to Taitika Wabule was on her way home from a drinking joint at 4:00am when she met a group of men who allegedly grabbed and gang raped her and later strangled her to death.

Taitika says the group thereafter dumped Wabule’s body in Bumufuni Cell 1 in Bugobero Town Council, Manafwa District. He says the victim was moving with a 10 year old girl who escaped to a nearby home after realizing that her aunt had been attacked. The deceased’s body was taken to Mbale City mortuary for postmortem.

Taitika has urged the public to avoid late night movements in isolated areas. He has also condemned the practice of exposing minors to bars.

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