Police in Jinja have arrested and detained a teacher identified as Joshua Wandegeya for allegedly dëfiling a 6-year-old pupil of White Rose Junior School located in Kayunga cell, Jinja northern division in Jinja city.
The suspect according to Kiira regional police spokesperson SP James Mubi, teaches Mathematics and English from primary three to primary four at the very school and the incident reportedly happened on Thursday this week.
“We have arrested Joshua Wandegeya, a teacher at White Rose Junior School for allegedly dëfiling his pupil. The suspect teaches Mathematics and English from P.3 to P.4, and the incident happened at the school on August 3, 2023,” SP James Mubi said.
According to the source the suspect is related to the school proprietor as a brother-in-law and police used tactics to have the suspect arrested. Police say they are gathering empirical information to exhaust inquiries and have the suspect aligned in court.
“Joshua Wandegeya is related to the owner of the school identified as Alex and he is a brother-in-law to the owner of the school. Police used tactics to have the suspect arrested and we are gathering further information so as to exhaust inquiries and have the accused person appear in court,” Mubi added.
The victim was given police medical forms to enable her to be examined and SP Mubi said, “We continue to sensitize members of the public to report such cases without fear or intimidation.”
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