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Police in Lwengo district have in custody a school director, bursar and headteacher in connection with the death of a nine-year-old pupil.
The trio had allegedly detained the pupil after his parents failed to pay fees amounting to shillings 100,000 and was found dead in one of the dormitories on November 25, 2023.
Those arrested are- Coloh Children’s Foundation director Chris Matovu, headteacher Julius Ssekatawa and bursar Muzafuru Kagenda.
Police identified the deceased as Joel Ojuma, 9, a resident of Byuma zone, Kyazanga town council in Lwengo district.
Police explained that the deceased Ojuma was a pupil at the Coloh Children Foundation and on Friday, November 25, 2023, the schools closed for their third term and the pupils were dispatched to their homes.
The Police statement shows that three children remained behind including the deceased who had some school fees balance and parents were to pay before taking children.
The statement further notes that on Saturday, November 25, 2023 one of the retained pupils was finally taken by the parents and two pupils remained at the school, Ojuna and a girl Lamulah Namugga Lamulah but they were in separate dormitories.
At about 12:00pm, the cook, only identified as Robert, sent Namugga to take food to Ojuma in the dormitory, but she found him dead.
This would not be the first case of a school owner detaining pupils over fees.
