65 YEAR OLD MAN KILLS SON IN KASHARI OVER 2 ACRE FAMILY LAND

By Aggrey Twesigye
in Mbarara district—–

A 65-year-old-man in Mbarara district is in police custody after he allegedly killed his son in a fight over family land.

Perez Tumwine handed himself to Rubindi police station after he allegedly killed his son Nickson Twetise,35.

According ASP Amos Butengura the officer in charge Rubindi police station,the incident happened in Bitereko cell ,Kariro parish, Rubindi sub county.

He said the unfortunate incident stems from a long standing land conflict where the deceased had been pressurizing his father to relinquish a portion of the family land for sale.

Betungura said the situation escalated recently when the deceased threatened to kill his father over land , which resulted in his arrest earlier this month.However he was released on bail.

He said the body of the deceased has been conveyed to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital for postmortem as investigations continue