Man sentenced to death for murder of toddlers at Ugandan nursery
Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge.
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Man sentenced to death for murder of toddlers at Ugandan nursery2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSwaibu IbrahimBBC Africa, KampalaAmon Ngabo / BBCOnyum holds Ugandan and US citizenshipA man has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of four toddlers at a nursery school in Uganda's capital, Kampala, earlier this month.On 2 April, Christopher Okello Onyum, 38, entered the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program and fatally stabbed the infants - Eteku Gideon, Keisha Agenorwoth, Sseruyange Ignatius and Odeke Ryan - all aged between one and two years old.While capital punishment has not been abolished in Uganda, it is rarely carried out, with the last recorded case taking place in 2005.Onyum, who holds both Ugandan and US citizenship, has 14 days to appeal against the…
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