BY APN Reporter
A 40-year-old man in Kanungu district who yesterday went on the run after deliberately cutting to death two children of his neighbor in revenge for his cheating wife has been lynched by an angry mob.
Edward Birungi, a resident of Kagarama village, Nyarutojo parish, Kambuga sub-county cut eight-year-old Tracy Nabasa and Ian Owembabazi,3, all children to his neighbor Frank Kato on Thursday afternoon at around 04:00 PM.
Birungi while armed with a sharp panga went to Kato’s home and immediately cut the two to death while protesting and accusing Kato of having sexual relations with his wife .
Birungi had two weeks ago divorced his wife after attempting to kill her on accusations that she always commits adultery with Kato. Birungi found children at home alone while Kato was in a nearby garden digging.
After the incident, angry locals mobilized a manhunt until today at around 06:30 PM when they landed on him. Elly Maate, police spokesperson for the Kigezi region confirms that Birungi was captured from Omunengo valley along Kanungu-Rukungiri road while sneaking out of the bush to run to Rukungiri side.
Maate says that Birungi sneaked out of the bush not knowing that locals were alert and monitoring every area. He also that Birungi’s body has been taken to Kambuga hospital for postmortem.
