The Police in Gulu have in custody an undeserving young man in connection to the death of 80-year-old woman.
The deceased has been identified as Rosa Atoo, a resident of Keyi ''A'' village in Kabedopong ward in Bardege division, while the suspect is 25-year-old Simon Lubangakene also a resident of the same village.
Police reports indicate that Lubangakene was apprehended by residents on Sunday morning and handed over to police for allegedly raping and killing Atoo. Regina Arach, the deceased's daughter says her mother disappeared on Saturday night during a Village party.
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Arach says she reported the matter to the local authorities and a search was mounted. Patrick Yoorach, the Speaker Bardege Division, says they apprehended Lubangakene after tracing his foot marks from the deceased's house to his residency.
He says they also recovered torn pieces of cloth belonging to the deceased in the suspect's house before they found her lifeless body dumped in Oitino stream.
Patrick Jimmy Okema, the Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson, says the suspect is custody at Gulu central police station pending investigations into the matter.
