Three women arrested in Kole District after toddler’s genitals found missing

By Denish Ongora (denish.ongora@vol.co.ug)

Police in Kole District have arrested three women after the genitals of a one-year-old male toddler were found missing while his body was being kept under vigil.

The women, identified as Ejang Winny (the child’s mother), Adong Sandra (the child’s paternal aunt), Acen Aida (the child’s grandmother), and Akullu Magaret (the child’s step-grandmother), were keeping watch over the deceased’s body on Wednesday.

The incident came to light when, on Thursday morning, part of the child’s genital was discovered missing.

The LC1 chairman of Te-keo, Western Ward A in Bala Town Council, Okello Abraham, alerted the police after noticing the missing body part while the body was being measured for burial.

Okello confirmed that the three women who had been guarding the body were arrested and taken to the Kole Central Police Station, while the child’s parents, including the mother Ejang Winy and the father, Odongo Robert, remained at home.

The child’s body has since been transported to Lira Regional Referral Hospital for a postmortem.

Okello explained that the child’s death occurred under mysterious circumstances while in the care of a seven-year-old babysitter, while the mother had gone to cut grass.

North Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson Patrick Jimmy Okema, when contacted for comment, stated that he had not yet received a report on the incident but would respond later.