GULU.The police have launched an investigation into the murder of Chris Nyeko, 40, the Laboratory Technician at Gulu University in Gulu City.
Police say the deceased was attacked near St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Forest Cell, Pece Prisons Ward, Laroo-Pece Division at the wee hours of Friday morning.
He was last seen on Thursday night at a D-Plus Pub, a hangout joint located a few kilometres away from the scene and Gulu University.
Aswa West Police Spokesperson, ASP David Ongom Mudong, said preliminary findings indicate that the deceased was attacked while heading home on foot.
‘’The deceased left D-Plus Pub heading home on foot only to be attacked shortly at around 0540hrs near St. Peter’s Catholic Church and Gulu University Proximity.’’ Mr Mudong said in a statement on Friday.
Mr Mudong noted that it is believed that the deceased engaged in a misunderstanding from where he was hanging out, prompting the assailants to trail him.
‘’Further clues show that the victim could have got into a misunderstanding from where he was hanging out, prompting the assailants to trail him.’’
According to reports, neighbours next to the crime scene heard someone shouting, an indication that there was an altercation between them before the victim was killed, and his body was searched by the attackers, and some of his belongings were robbed, possibly including his phone.
The body was later discovered lying in a pool of blood in the middle of the road with the forehead bearing a deep cut wound suspected to have been inflicted using a sharp object.
Mr Mudong said police homicide detectives, headed by Scene of Crime Officers, documented the scene by collecting exhibits of forensic value to back up investigations.
The body has been taken to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital pending postmortem.