A man in Mbarara has handed himself to Police after killing his ex-wife yesterday.
Edson Mwebaze, 37yrs, a resident of Kyantamba village in Bubaare sub-county handed himself to Bubaare Police station at 7 pm last night after failing to take his own life as well.
He had earlier on used a Panga to kill his estranged wife Judith Arinaitwe, 35yrs, a resident of Kifufu village in Mbarara District.
Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson Samson Kasasira said Arinaitwe bled to death after the attack, and her body was found with multiple cuts on her head and arms.
Kasasira narrates that the two separated in February 2021 after misunderstandings resulting from domestic violence.
The suspect told the police that he was aggrieved when the wife left him for another man, yet she had also stolen their working capital of 350,000 Shillings, merchandise and property generated during their five-year marriage.
Kasasira says the suspect was transferred to custody at Central Police Station Mbarara for prosecution and the deceased taken to Mbarara regional referral hospital mortuary for postmortem.
