8 year old boy admitted to hospital after being gruesomely sodomized

An 8-year-old boy whose rectal area was raptured has been admitted to Kapchorwa Main hospital for treatment.

The minor was allegedly sodomised by an unknown suspect yesterday Sunday in Kapchorwa, eastern Uganda. The victim was grievously sodomized in Barawa cell, central division in Kapchorwa Municipality.

Fredmark Chesang, the Sipi regional spokesperson says that the suspect allegedly ambushed the child while he was heading home from the shop, before dragging him to a dark spot where the suspect committed the gruesome act.

Felix Mashandich, Barawa LC I chairperson, says, the community has been exposed to fears of the evil that the government condemned recently. He says they have joined the security team in the investigations so as to hunt for the suspect.

"Honestly, this has never happened in our area and we're living in fear and shock over the incident that happened. When the culprit is got, we even do not know what will happen to him and we ask the parents not to let their children out in the evenings. Don't send them late at night or without an adult moving with them because you never know what will happen to our children," said  Mashandich.  

Mashandich has asked police to speed up with investigation so as to deliver justice to the young boy.

Parliament recently unanimously passed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023 that will see anyone engaging in acts of homosexuality facing 20 years in jail.

The Bill if assented to by the President also proposes a death penalty for any one engaging in aggravated homosexuality.

The Bill that was passed by Parliament on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, now awaits Presidential assent into law.