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By Mike Rwothomio Zombo Authorities in Arua district are having in custody an unidentified woman from Embeva village, Vuraa, Arua district for reportedly torturing and inflicting burns on the genitals of her 4-year-old child, for urinating on her clothes. Poli
By Mike Rwothomio
Zombo
Authorities in Arua district are having in custody an unidentified woman from Embeva village, Vuraa, Arua district for reportedly torturing and inflicting burns on the genitals of her 4-year-old child, for urinating on her clothes.
Police said she did it “reportedly as a form of punishment for urinating on her clothes.”
Authorities withheld the identities of the suspect and victim.
West Nile region Police Spokesperson SP Collins Asea in a statement on January 22, 2025 confirmed the cruel act of the suspect, attributing it to “disputes over inadequate resources for household necessities”
“The Police in Vurra, Arua District received information from local leaders of Embeva Village concerning allegations of aggravated torture involving a minor, reports indicated that the suspect, identified as the mother of the victim, inflicted burns on the victim’s private parts, reportedly as a form of punishment for urinating on her clothes” Asea’s statement reads in part.
A case of aggravated torture has been registered at Arua Police Station in Arua district under CRB 028/2025.
Police have promised to intensively investigate this hair-raising incident to its logical conclusion while upholding the rights of all parties involved.