Christians at Christ the King Catholic Church in Budadiri Town Council, Sironko District were on Sunday morning left in shock and grief when a believer was attacked and beheaded on his way from Church over a loan he had failed to repay.
Romani Masaliwa, 55, a resident of Kalawa cell, Kalawa Ward, in Sironko District was in debt to the tune of Shs 500,000.
The Elgon Region Police spokesperson, Mr Suwed Manshur confirmed the ordeal to the Daily Monitor yesterday, saying a 65-year-old was arrested in relation to the incident.
“We arrested the man who cut his friend like an animal in the church compound shortly after the morning mass. They went together for prayers but when they came out, he [Suspect] pulled out a panga from his gumboots and cut his friend,” Mr Wamoto is quoted as saying.
“I got information that the suspect paid the deceased some money because he wanted to become a witch doctor but the deceased failed,” he added. “He cut his friend like an a cow and moreover in the church compound.”
The nasty event and its said cause dismayed Rev Fr Dennis Paddy Wandera of Christ the King Catholic Church- Budadiri , urging people to repent and stop taking the laws lightly.
By Staff Writer.
