Wamwoyo was, however, not allowed to take plea because of the capital nature of the murder charge. She was remanded to Luzira Prison until December 15, 2026.
A woman accused of stabbing her five children, killing two and injuring three others in a horrific incident in Ggaba, Kampala, has been charged with eight offences, including murder, attempted murder and arson.
Dorris Wamwoyo appeared before the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court, where she was charged with the murder of her two children, Khadijah Daisy Traore and Mariam Danta Traore.
She also faces three counts of attempted murder involving Aisha Delma Traore, Hawa Dalena Traore and Zainabu Delani Traore.
Other charges include malicious damage to property, arson and attempted suicide.
Wamwoyo was, however, not allowed to take plea because of the capital nature of the murder charge. She was remanded to Luzira Prison until December 15, 2026.
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The charges arise from an incident on August 20, 2026, at Kalungu Zone, Gaba Parish, Makindye Division, where Wamwoyo is accused of attacking her children with a knife.
According to earlier police reports, the incident happened at about 4:00am when a housemaid was awakened by an alarm and cries for help from children in the main house.
Upon checking, she reportedly found several children with serious stab wounds. A 14-year-old girl, identified in the initial police report as Khadija Daisy, was found dead in her bedroom, while seven-year-old Hawa Dalena later succumbed to her injuries at Nsambya Hospital.
Three other children, aged 13, eight and five, survived the attack and were rushed to hospital for treatment.
Police also reported that a Toyota Hiace vehicle parked at the premises had been set on fire and completely destroyed. A jerrycan suspected to have contained petrol was recovered from the scene.
The suspect, initially identified by police as Dorothy Wamwoyo, a 43-year-old Kenyan national and mother of the children, was also found injured and admitted to Mulago National Referral Hospital under police guard.
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