Father arrested over defiling 13-year-old daughter 

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His wife Ms Faridah Nakyalo, told police that when she returned home from the burial on Thursday evening, she found her husband defiling the victim.

The girl reportedly told her mother that the suspect had forced himself on her. The mother reported a case of aggravated defilement to Butaleja Central Police Station.

The Bukedi South Regional Police Spokesperson, Mr Moses Mugwe, confirmed the arrest and condemned the act. Police took the girl to Busolwe General Hospital for medical examination.

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“The husband (suspect) told his wife to go to the neighbourhood to attend burial, however, upon getting to the home of the deceased, she remembered having forgotten her handkerchief and a sweater, which prompted her to go back home to collect them. Upon arrival she heard the daughter making noise while crying and pushed the door inside, only to find her husband defiling their daughter,” Mr Mugwe said.

He said the suspect's wife collapsed in shock and was rushed to the nearby clinic for first aid, and later moved to the police station to report the case.

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“Our officers responded timely and arrested the suspect. Investigations are progressing and upon completion, the file shall be submitted to the Resident State Attorney for perusal before the suspect is arraigned in court,” he said, adding: “We want to discourage the increasing acts of child abuse that are taking place in the community and want to caution parents not to leave girl child in hands of untrustworthy persons.”

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