Man dies while attempting to escape from prison 

A man who was convicted for threatening violence against his father has died while trying to escape from prison. 

Man dies while attempting to escape from prison 
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A man who was convicted for threatening violence against his father has died while trying to escape from prison. 

The inmate has been identified as Henry Tumukunde,20, a resident of Bugwara village in Nalweyo sub-county. He has been at Kyabasenge Prison in Kakumiro. He collapsed and died while attempting to escape from lawful custody. 

The incident happened on Saturday afternoon when Prison authorities had sent Tumukunde together with other inmates to collect firewood from the neighboring Kyabasaija village.

Prison warders started pursuing Tumukunde when he took off, but along the way, he collapsed and was rushed to Kakumiro health centre IV where he was pronounced dead on arrival. 

Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson, says police have handed the deceased's body to his relatives for burial.

He was battling charges of threatening violence after he threatened to kill his father further over land.

The Uganda Prison Services Spokesperson, Frank Baine couldn't be reached for comment as he neither picked up nor returned calls to his known mobile money.

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