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Police in Masaka City, Central Uganda are investigating circumstances under which an 87-year-old man was murdered in cold blood in the wee hours of Saturday night, Dalymonitor reports.
The deceased was identified as Mr Diriisa Mukasa, who was found dead outside his house lying in a pool of blood.
Police preliminary investigations show that Diriisa Mukasa was hit by unknown assailants using a hoe which was also found at the crime scene.
According to residents, the deceased ‘‘was not a rich man and the killers took nothing from his house.’’
Ms Maria Nalikka, a councilor representing Kimaanya-Kabonera at the Masaka City Council decried increasing murder cases in the area, saying this is the fourth incident in one month.
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“We ask security to prevail over this situation because our people are murdered in cold blood. Why would one kill an innocent old man,” Ms Nalikka wondered.
With Dailymonitor.
