NEWS– The state has listed eight witnesses to testify in the murder case of Peter Byamugisha who was a resident of Kishojwa Cell, Nyakyera Sub County in Ntungamo District.
The witnesses will testify at the hearing of the case that began Tuesday at the High Court in Mbarara presided over by his Lord Justice Allan Nshimye.
According to the charge sheet, Byamugisha was allegedly murdered by Chairman LC 2, of Kiziiba parish, in Ntungamo district Samson Kamugisha, other accused persons are Julius Mwijukye, Ben Tarimwima and others still at large all from the same village.
During the first mention of the Case in the high court, there was only one accused person Samson Kamugisha who pleaded not guilty to the charges, however, the state Prosecutor Jacob Nahurira told the court that the other accused persons were yet to be transferred from the Ntungamo government prisons where they have been on remand since 2020.
It is alleged that the accused persons murdered the deceased in broad daylight in front of his aunt Irine Kobusheshe Kwirigira and others.
According to statements from Police Tarimwina on 8th May 2020, together with others still at large, while at Igorora Primary School allegedly killed Peter Byamugisha after finding him eating a sugar cane inside the school store.
It is also alleged that Tarimwima led the mob that tied Byamugisha’s arms to the back and beat him severely on the stomach using sticks and stones to force him to confess where he had gotten the sugar cane until he died after over 5 hours.
The High Court Judge entered the not guilty plea and subsequently sent Tarimwima back to prison until Monday to allow the state to transport the other accused Julius Mwijukye and be ready with witnesses.
