60-Year-Old Man Hacks Younger Brother to Death Over Land Dispute in Tororo

Police Spokesperson, South Bukedi, Johnson Moses condemns the actions

TORORO

A land wrangle between two biological brothers ended in tragedy on Wednesday morning in Busembatya Village, after a 60-year-old man allegedly hacked his younger brother to death with a hand hoe.

The incident occurred on 28th July, 2026 at around 8:30am at the deceased’s compound in Busembatya Village, Agumit Parish, Mwelo Sub-County, Tororo District.

The deceased has been identified as Hanington Owere, 54, while the suspect is Abdul Ochwo alias Katholi, 60. Both were residents of the same village and lived in neighboring homes.

According to Bukedi South Regional Police Spokesperson, Moses Johnson Mugwe, the suspect went to Owere’s compound and attacked him, striking him on the head with a hand hoe until he died.

“During our preliminary findings, we established a deep closed head injury at the back of the head of the deceased. He was lying in a pool of blood that was coming from the mouth and nose,” Mugwe said.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the two brothers had been locked in a protracted land wrangle that was already before the Tororo Magistrate’s Court.

The body of the deceased was retrieved and conveyed to Tororo Municipal Mortuary pending post-mortem examination.

Police arrested the suspect, Ochwo Abdul, who is currently detained at Tororo Central Police Station to aid with investigations.

Mugwe condemned the incident and urged members of the public to refrain from taking the law into their own hands.

“We call upon the general public to desist from violence and seek legal pathways to resolve disputes instead of resorting to barbaric actions that lead to loss of lives,” he said.