Police in Kamuli District are holding a 40-year-old man for allegedly defiling and impregnating his daughter aged 15.
The victim was a Primary Seven candidate at St. Mary’s Primary School, Kamuli.
The Busoga North Regional Police Spokesperson, Micheal Kasadha, said the suspect who is a resident of Market Zone, Namwendwa Town Council in Kamuli District went into hiding after impregnating the victim.
According to the victim, the father started abusing her sexually while she was still in Primary Three.
It has been learnt that the mother of the victim separated from the father when the victim was three years old.
ASP Kasadha said together with the senior probation officer, the Community Development Officer made a formal report to the police and investigations started.
The suspect who was finally arrested yesterday is currently being detained at Kamuli Central Police Station as investigations into the matter continue.
