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Two in mbale under police custody over attempted food poisoning .

06 April, 2023
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Police in Mbale city two people has arrested two people for allegedly attempting to poison a primary three pupil of North Road Primary School.


The suspects have been identified as Tony Magudi, 20, and another known only as Abud, 22. School administrators apprehended the suspects and hunded them over to the police.

Rogers Taitika, the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson, says that the two suspects were purportedly hired by the victim's stepmother to bring poisoned food to the learner during lunchtime at school.

Police sources indicate that pupils saw Abud pouring a substance into the food, which raised their suspicion. The pupils then informed their class teacher, who subsequently alerted the authorities.

After refusing to taste the food, the police arrested both suspects and detained them at Mbale Central Police Station. Police picked up the food samples for further analysis.

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