A 10-year-old pupil of Buwali Primary School in Bududa district is on the run after stabbing his friend to death in a fight over a girl.
The deceased has been identified as 16-year-old Sam Watsosi, a senior two student at Bulucheke Secondary School.
The two are said to have clashed when the deceased confronted the suspect, whose identity has been withheld since he is a minor, accusing him of dating his girlfriend.
After the incident, which happened at Bunamubi trading center in Bunamubi Parish in Bukigai Sub County, Watsosi was rushed to Bududa hospital bleeding profusely.
He died on Monday evening.
The Bududa District Police Commander, Jaffar Magyezi, has called for calm from the deceased’s family, saying the suspect will be tracked down and charged accordingly.
“We are hunting for the pupil, who is currently on the run with his father following the death his colleague,” he said.
There’s high tension in the area as the relatives of the deceased threatening to attack the family of the suspect in retaliation.
However, Mr Maggyezi asked Watsosi’s family to exercise restraint, saying the suspect will be apprehended and charged with murder in court.
