Ugandan police said Monday they have arrested a key suspect who went on the run after a deadly stampede at a New Year’s Eve party in the capital Kampala. Ten people, mainly children, were killed in a crush at the Freedom City mall as revellers pushed through a single exit to watch a midnight fireworks […]
Ugandan police said Monday they have arrested a key suspect who went on the run after a deadly stampede at a New Year's Eve party in the capital Kampala. Ten people, mainly children, were killed in a crush at the Freedom City mall as revellers pushed through a single exit to watch a midnight fireworks…
Ten people, mainly children, were killed in a crush at the Freedom City mall as revellers pushed through a single exit to watch a midnight fireworks show. “Juuko has been brought back to Kampala and is in police custody. He has been charged with rash and negligent acts,” Onyango said.Police accuse the MC of urging partygoers to go through a narrow passage from the concert hall to watch the fireworks, triggering the stampede.
The event’s promoter, Abby Musinguzi, was last week charged with negligence causing death and remanded in custody.
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