Friday, April 3, 2026 - A knife-wielding man st@bbed four children to d3ath at a daycare centre in Ggaba Parish, Makindye Division, Kampala, Uganda.
The suspect identified as Christopher Okello, gained access
into Ggaba Early Childhood Day school on Thursday, April 2, 2026 by
posing as a parent before attacking children aged around two and three with a
knife, police said.
"We confirm a tragic incident at the Ggaba Early
Childhood Development Program school in Makindye Division, Kampala City, where
a male suspect brutally stabbed and k!lled four juveniles,” police spokeswoman
Racheal Kawala said.
The suspect fatally st@bbed three boys and a girl among 14
children present at the compound, police said.
"The suspect had visited the nursery last week to seek
admission for a child, paid the fees and was told to return this week, Kawala
said.
Angry residents attempted to lynch the man as he tried to
escape before security forces intervened by firing tear gas to disperse the
irate crowd and arresting him.
"Ten children survived the attack and are already with
their parents,” Kawala said.
The motive behind the k!llings remains unclear and police
are investigating.
Parents and loved ones later gathered the scene of the
incident filled with tears and sadness…
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