By KT Reporter
Nine people who were released by the High Court in Arua have been re-arrested.
The nine suspects whose names have not been disclosed had been on remand for various capital offenses, including murder, aggravated defilement, and armed robbery, among others.
One of the suspects was remanded to Arua government prison in 2021while others were remanded in 2022 and 2023. They were arrested as soon as they moved out of the Court premises after they were set free by Justice Harriet Grace Magala.
According to sources, the Court had no option but to set the suspects free after witnesses failed to appear in court.
Collins Asea, the Police spokesperson for West Nile confirmed the re-arrest of the suspects and said the police acted on the orders of the Directorate of Public Prosecution Headquarters in Kampala.
Meanwhile, in a related incident, the police in Arua district are holding a 13-year-old girl for allegedly defiling a 4-year-old boy on Thursday. According to reports from the police, the 4-year-old boy’s father went to work as a security guard at night on Thursday and left him with his mother, who also decided to leave him with a neighbour as she went for overnight prayers.
Collins Asea, the Police spokesperson for West Nile, confirmed the incident and said the 13-year-old girl from the neighbour’s home forced him into sex. He adds that when the parents returned, the boy narrated what the girl did-URN. Give us feedback on this story through our email: kamwokyatimes@gmail.com
