Uganda court sentences man to death for killing four children at nursery

Christopher Okello Onyum sentenced for fatal stabbing of 4 children aged betwixt 1 and 3 years old.

A Ugandan tribunal has sentenced a antheral to decease for sidesplitting 4 children astatine a nursery school, successful the capital, Kampala, earlier this month.

Christopher Okello Onyum was recovered blameworthy of fatally stabbing the children — aged betwixt 1 and 3 years aged — connected April 2.

He posed arsenic a genitor to summation introduction to the nursery school, past locked the gross and carried retired the onslaught successful little than 7 minutes.

An aggravated assemblage of parents attempted to lynch him earlier a information defender subdued him, constabulary said.

The tribunal heard Onyum had searched “schools adjacent me” and “ISIS beheadings” connected his mobile telephone and laptop successful beforehand of the killings, which the justice said indicated wide mentation for the attack.

The tribunal rejected his assertion that helium was suffering from insanity astatine the time, with the justice saying the “accurate and precise manner” of the killings demonstrated they were premeditated, adding that the children were slaughtered “like animals”.

Onyum did not apologise to the parents, which the justice said showed helium was devoid of remorse.

A unit subordinate astatine the nursery told the tribunal she discovered 1 of the children successful a “pool of blood” and said Onyum attempted to onslaught her erstwhile she confronted him.

“He got up and had a weapon successful his hand. He was truthful speedy that helium instantly grabbed different child.

“I picked up 1 of the children’s bicycles and threw it astatine him.

“When I threw the bicycle, helium fto spell of the kid and started chasing me. I ran, but aboriginal fell. When I got up, I realised helium had chopped the 2nd child,” she said.

Capital punishment is ineligible successful Uganda but rare, with the past execution carried retired much than 20 years ago.