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Man Gets Death Sentence For Killing 4 Children At Nursery School In Uganda
Kampala: A Ugandan court sentenced a man to death on Thursday for killing four young children this month at a nursery school, in an attack that sparked public outrage and concern for pupils' safety in the East African country.The judge said an investigation of Christopher Okello Onyum's phone and laptop had found searches including "schools near me" and "ISIS beheading", a reference to the Islamic State group.In the attack, which took place on April 2 at a nursery school in the capital Kampala, 39-year-old Onyum stabbed his four victims - toddlers aged two and three years old - before a guard subdued him, police said.Angry parents tried to lynch him before he was detained.Onyum had pleaded not guilty to murder, and one of his lawyers had argued that he should be acquitted because he had long been mentally unstable and had been committed to a psychiatric hospital."I have no doubt in my mind that the search for 'ISIS beheading' prepared the accused person to launch this fatal attack," Judge Alice Komuhangi Khaukha said while delivering the sentence.She rejected his lawyer's assertion that Onyum was insane, saying that his attack, which took less than seven minutes, had been carefully planned.Onyum was seen laughing in the dock during his trial, which his lawyer said showed he was mentally ill.Although Uganda still hands down the death penalty for serious offences such as murder, the last execution was carried out roughly two decades ago.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Uganda court sentences man to death for killing four children at nursery
Christopher Okello Onyum sentenced for fatal stabbing of four children aged between one and three years old.A Ugandan court has sentenced a man to death for killing four children at a nursery school, in the capital, Kampala, earlier this month.Christopher Okello Onyum was found guilty of fatally stabbing the children — aged between one and three years old — on April 2.He posed as a parent to gain entry to the nursery school, then locked the gate and carried out the attack in less than seven minutes.An angry crowd of parents attempted to lynch him before a security guard subdued him, police said.The court heard Onyum had searched “schools near me” and “ISIS beheadings” on his mobile phone and laptop in advance of the killings, which the judge said indicated clear preparation for the attack.The court rejected his claim that he was suffering from insanity at the time, with the judge saying the “accurate and precise manner” of the killings demonstrated they were premeditated, adding that the children were slaughtered “like animals”.Onyum did not apologise to the parents, which the judge said showed he was devoid of remorse.A staff member at the nursery told the court she discovered one of the children in a “pool of blood” and said Onyum attempted to attack her when she confronted him.“He got up and had a knife in his hand. He was so quick that he immediately grabbed another child.“I picked up one of the children’s bicycles and threw it at him.“When I threw the bicycle, he let go of the child and started chasing me. I ran, but later fell. When I got up, I realised he had cut the second child,” she said.Capital punishment is legal in Uganda but rare, with the last execution carried out more than 20 years ago.
Uganda court sentences man to death for killing four young children at ...
A Ugandan court sentenced a man to death on Thursday for killing four young children this month at a nursery school, in an attack that sparked public outrage and concern for pupils' safety in ...
Ugandan man sentenced to death for nursery killings
Man sentenced to death for murder of toddlers at Ugandan nursery On April 2, Christopher Okello Onyum, 38, entered the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program and fatally stabbed the infants.
