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Mob beats two suspected goat thieves to death in Rubanda; five arrested including two LC1 chairpersons

Violence & Conflict Single source Rubanda 15 Nov 2020 Severity: 4/5

According to Kigezi regional police spokesperson Elly Maate, a mob at Rwere trading centre beat two men accused of stealing goats. Police said both men later died of their wounds at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. Police said five people, two of them LC1 chairpersons of Rwere and Kirwa villages, were arrested after a councillor reported the case.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

Numbers

2 killed · 5 arrested or detained

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