Police in Mubende District, Uganda, have recovered two bodies of
children allegedly drowned by their father in a water dam before he took
his own life. Authorities identified the girls as Shifa Byamukama, 4,
and Zabaayo Jackline, 2, both residents of Kyakadali village, Bageza
Sub-county in Mubende District.
Police
also found the body of the victims’ father identified as John Zabayo,
30, lying a few meters from the dam where their bodies were
recovered.Mubende District Police Commander, Mr Martin Okoyo said they
have launched investigations into their death as they wait for
postmortem reports from Mubende Regional Referral Hospital where the
bodies were taken on Tuesday.Mr John Mary Viviane, the LC1 Chairperson
of the village told a reporter that Zabayo had been miserable ever since
his wife separated with him and abandoned the children.“We believe that
Zabayo decided to drown the two children before taking his own life
given what he’s been through. He has had a troubled experience. It is
unfortunate that he did not come to us for advice,” he said.
