Heartless; Woman cuts off Husband's Genitals in a Bedroom Fight.

Katwe police station is holding a heartless woman over allegations of cutting off his husband's genitals over a fight the two developed inside their bedroom.
The arrested woman has been identified as Joy Biira a resident of a resident of Nabisalu Wasswa Zone, Makindye Division in Kampala.

Police spokesperson Fred Enanga in a brief statement said that the husband identified as Baluku Benson who passed away had returned home on March 26 while under the influence of alcohol, and proceeded to engage in a physical altercation with his spouse, whom he frequently accused of engaging in extramarital affairs.

“During the domestic fight, the husband grabbed his wife by the neck and started strangling her which prompted her to draw out a knife and chop off his genitals,” Enanga said.

According to Enanga, this event serves as an indication that domestic violence is a serious and potentially fatal issue.

The 2022 annual police crime report has been recently released, and it indicates that domestic violence remains one of the top crimes in Uganda. In 2022, there were 17,698 cases of domestic violence reported, which is slightly higher than the 17,533 cases reported in 2021 and the 17,664 cases reported in 2020.

The report highlights that there was a 0.94% increase in the number of domestic violence cases recorded in Uganda in 2022. The total number of victims of domestic violence in 2022 was 18,549, consisting of 3,728 male adults, 13,052 female adults, and over 1,600 juveniles.

In terms of regional statistics, the Albertine Region had the highest number of cases with 1,841, followed by North Kyoga with 1,814, East Kyoga with 1,221, and Aswa with 1,027 cases.