Teenager who went to visit girlfriend at home dies after attack

• Richard Waiswa, 16, was last seen alive at his parents' home in northern Uganda on June 3.
• The six-year-old standard student from Arua left that evening to meet his girlfriend, a classmate he had agreed to meet.
• Ugandan police say the girl's family members followed them and pounced on the helpless Waiswa, killing him in the process.

Kai Eli, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Uganda: Police in the northern region of Kenya's western neighboring country are investigating a tragic incident in which a young boy died after meeting his girlfriend.

Richard Waiswa, 16, a grade six primary school student at Kova Primary School in Arua, sneaked out of his parents' house on the evening of June 3.

Sources told Uganda Police that Waiswa was meeting her lover on that fateful night.

The girl in question is his classmate.

Tragic Romantic Encounter for Ugandan Teenager

Even as the teenage lovebirds agreed to meet, the girl's family would have learned of their affair and would therefore be on the lookout.

The girl's relatives followed the duo and caught them having a hot time.

They allegedly attacked the boy, killed him and then dumped his body in the Oziava swamp, a few kilometers from his girlfriend's home.

The police, while confirming the tragic incident, advised the Ugandan population against taking the law into their own hands.

“This information was reported to the police who opened murder proceedings and began an investigation into the incident. A team of police officers, including the regional crime scene officer, attended the scene and properly documented it.

“We urge the general public to always refer these matters to the police for appropriate action other than taking the law into their own hands. The suspected criminals will be charged with murder and tried in court for acting illegally,” police were quoted as saying by Monitor.

Waiswa's body was subjected to an autopsy before being handed over to his family for funeral rites; this while Ugandan investigators continued their investigation.

The suspects are still at large.

Kirinyaga student arrested following the death of his cousin

In Kenya, police recently arrested a third-grade boy accused of killing his younger cousin at her parents' home in Kagio, Kirinyaga County.

The 17-year-old was arrested in the town of Ruaka on Saturday April 13.

Kirinyaga Police Commander Andrew Naibei had confirmed the tragic incident on Friday (April 12).

How did Kirinyaga murder suspect flee to Ruaka?

He said the suspect, a student of Gathuthiini Secondary School, fled to his uncle's house in Ruaka, where he was found.

The boy reportedly confessed to his uncle about the heinous act, further revealing that he had sold his bicycle, the proceeds of which he used to pay for the ride to Ruaka from Kirinyaga.

The deceased's mother, Pauline Wairimu, had left them at home as she headed to a nearby market, oblivious to the impending tragedy.

It was their domestic help who learned of the tragic death of the young girl, who came across the body lying in a pool of blood in the room where they were.

The boy had already run away.

Efforts to resuscitate her proved futile, as she was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital.

Edited by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and editor at TUKO.co.ke.

Source: TUKO.co.ke