A mob in Papa village has killed a man who killed his stepbrother after quarreling over meat last week in Teso South, Busia County.
Confirming the incident, Kaujakito location chief George Okemer said the suspect; James Osaba, who had been in hiding since he killed his stepbrother Grashio Obula, 40, last Friday night, was attacked and killed by villagers.
"He had been hiding in the sugarcane fields and at times coming out armed with a panga and an arrow. People from Kosera teamed up with villagers to chase him and beat him to death.”
The mob also razed his two houses and destroyed other properties in his home, including plants.
Last Friday, Osaba and his brother attended a relative's funeral in Papa village, where they were assigned roles.
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According to Citizen Digital, Osaba was selected as the funeral organizing secretary, while Obula was chosen to manage the store where food was being kept.
Trouble started at midnight when Osaba demanded entry to the store after meat from a slaughtered cow was taken there, while Obula refused.
“This prompted the suspect to take a knife and stab him in the stomach, injuring him severely,” Okemer said.
His body was removed from the scene and taken to Kocholya hospital mortuary, where his brother’s body was also taken.
