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Security Guard charged with attempted murder after poisoning his children.

11 January, 2023
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Police have slapped attempted murder and murder charges against a security guard who fed his two children poison-laced food.

The suspect is Oscar Kusasiira, a private security guard at Ngombere primary school in Mukono district.

Kusasiira allegedly decided to poison his children on Sunday evening following a misunderstanding with his wife, Brenda Arinaitwe. After poisoning the minors, Kusasiira also took poison to end his life but residents and police came to their rescue and rushed him and the older son to a hospital in critical condition. 

Kusasiira's young son, one-year-old Osbert Kusasiira died instantly after consuming the poison-laced food. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson says that Kusasiira and his elder son are out of danger. 

He explains that they transferred the suspect from Herona Hospital in Kisoga town council in Mukono municipality to Mulago National Refferal Hospital for further treatment and safe custody. According to Onyango, the suspect is under police protection to prevent him from escaping

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