Alleged Rapist Apprehended Pending Investigations

In Summary
  • 21 year old student of Gulu university in custody on allegation of defiling an 11 years old female juvenile.
Micheal Omonya a student offering bachelor of education at Gulu University
Micheal Omonya a student offering bachelor of education at Gulu University
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Police in Kakira have in custody a 21 year old student of Gulu university on allegation of defiling an 11 years old female juvenile.The suspect in custody is one Micheal Omonya a student offering bachelor of education at the mentioned university.

On Tuesday this week the suspect lured the victim using deceptive means of teaching her jumping rope games at around 10am in the morning.According to the preliminary findings Omonya Michael is a brother to Ruth Ameto a security guard attached to ISIS private security company belonging to Madhavani Group of company residing in oil mill camp in Kakira sugar estate also immediate neighbors with the home where the victim comes from.

It's reported that, the victim got attracted to the swinging and skipping skills of the victim during the jumping rope games. According to previous records, Omonya has been gifting her with chapatis and jolly jus juice especially in the absence of responsible persons in the neighborhood.

On the fateful day, the suspect used forceful means to gain entry to the victim who had locked herself in her sister's house following deceptive measures of the suspect that he had bought for her a new rope to be used in the jumping rope games.According to James Mubi Kiira, the region police spokesperson, after allegedly defiling the victim, she became helpless and very unconscious with too much pain but kept on alarming for help until neighbors came for her rescue and alerted Kakira police that immediately swung into action and apprehended the culprit.

He adds that police recorded statements from witnesses while exhibits of the knicker and skirt among others have been retrieved pending submission to government analytical laboratory ( GAL) for examination and analysis.

The victim according to Mubi was taken to hospital for medical examination and results revealed there was painful rupture. The suspect currently detained at Kakira central police station as prosecution led investigation continue.