Jinja: Police in Jinja district on Wednesday May 29, 2024 detained a 21-year-old University student for reportedly luring a juvenile into sexual intercourse. Michael Onya offering a bachelor of education at Gulu University is the suspect behind bars for the distressing unlawful incident.
Kiira regional police spokesperson SP James Mubi told Busoga Today that a university student detained at Kakira CPS is facing aggravated defilement. It is said that the suspect committed the offense on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
“He lured the victim using deceptive means of teaching her jumping rope games at around 10 am. Onya was attracted to the swinging and skipping skills of the victim during the jumping rope games,” said Mubi
Onya is a brother to Ruth Ameto, a security guard attached to ISIS private security company belonging to Madhavani Group, residing in oil mill camp in Kakira sugar estate. They are neighborhoods with the home where the victim comes from.
SP Mubi alleged that Onya has been gifting her with chapatis and jolly jus juice, especially in the absence of responsible persons in the neighbourhood, according to previous records.
“On the fateful day, the suspect used forceful means to gain entry to the victim who had locked herself in her sister’s house following deceptive measures of the suspect that he had bought for her a new rope to be used in the jumping rope games,” Mubi told The Eye Media on Wednesday afternoon.
Police said that after defiling the victim, the young girl remained helpless and unconscious, experiencing much pain but she kept on alarming for help until neighbors came for her rescue and alerted Kakira police that immediately swung into action and apprehended the culprit.
Mubi said exhibits, including a knicker and skirt among others, were retrieved pending submission to government analytical laboratory for expert opinion examination and analysis. According to a medical examination conducted, the victim experienced first-time and painful rupture.
The matter remains in the hands of law enforcement technicals where Mubi said prosecution led investigations are ongoing.
