A 39-year-old man was killed by a mob after being accused of raping and strangling a 13-year-old girl in Obongi district.
The victim, identified as Vivian Poni, a Primary Four pupil at Chinyi Primary School in Paalujo Parish, Palorinya Sub-County, was found dead in her home.
According to police, the incident occurred around 2:00 a.m. on Monday, when the suspect, Daniel Dumo, a South Sudanese refugee living in the neighborhood, reportedly entered the house where the minor was sleeping with her six-year-old sister.
Collins Asea, the North West Nile Region police spokesperson, explains that the suspect allegedly struggled with the minor in an attempt to have sexual intercourse and later strangled her to death.
According to the 2024 Police Annual Crime Report, a total of 1,667 cases of rape were reported to the police in 2024, compared to 1,577 cases in 2023, representing a 5.7% increase.
In the West Nile region alone, at least 51 cases of rape were recorded during 2024.
By URN
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