The girl, Janet Kawuka was severely injured all over her body whereas her mother, Achola sustained injuries in her genitals, thighs and on the stomach.
A 12-year-old girl was on Sunday referred to Kiruddu National Referral Hospital in critical condition from Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital following an acid attack.
Janet Kawuka was severely injured together with her mother, Sylvia Achola, when a jealous woman suspected Achola of being in a secret love affair with her husband.
The suspect is identified as Prossy Awusi a.k.a Maama Quin who allegedly poured acid on the duo. The incident is said to have happened on July 27, 2024 at around 7:00-8:00pm at Kateete village in Kasawo sub-county, Mukono district.
Kawuka was severely injured all over her body whereas her mother, Achola sustained injuries in her genitals, thighs and on the stomach.
Achola said that her daughter who was standing outside the bathroom as she was inside bathing saw Awusi who is popularly referred to as Maama Quin from a distance when she was approaching her holding a bucket.
“After a few minutes, I just heard Kawuka crying saying that Maama Quin had poured hot water on her. As I came out to rescue her, she also poured the remaining items in the bucket on me and she took off. We all knew she had poured hot water on us but later we were told it was acid,” she narrated.
Kateete village chairperson, Godfrey Luyima said that he was the one who rushed the girl to Kayunga Hospital and yet her mother was delivered by other residents.
From the hospital, Luyima said that they went to open up a case at Naggalama Police division headquarters where police responded with a sniffer dog.
“From the scene of crime, the sniffer dog led the police officers to Awusi’s home and she was arrested. At police, Awusi was charged with attempted murder,” he narrated.
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According to Luyima, it is alleged that Awusi suspected Achola to have secret love affairs with her husband, Sunday Mayombwe.
Micheal Kawuka, the father of Janet said that they were shocked when Achola, who left police on the case of attempted murder was again charged with assault and she was granted a court bail.
As a result, Kawuka petitioned the RDC of Mukono Hajjat Fatuma Ndisaba Nabitaka calling for her intervention into the matter saying that their file had been fraudulently handled for the benefit of the accused person.
“Unfortunately, the victims’ health condition is just worsening, we are calling for a better handling of our case so that the accused can face the right charges,” he said.
When contacted, RDC Ndisaba said that after learning about this case and seeing the pictures that shows the current situation of the victims, she contacted the Mukono Regional Director of Public Prosecutions, Florence Akello and she asked for her intervention.
Ndisaba said that Akello called for the file from Nakifuma court and promised to study it before coming up with a conclusion.
Akello however showed dismay saying that according to the pictures showing the current situation of the victims, an assault case was not sufficient for the accused person.