The court heard that Onyum fatally stabbed the children, aged between one and three years old, on April 2, according to Al Jazeera. He reportedly gained entry into the nursery by posing as a parent before locking the gate and carrying out the attack, which lasted less than seven minutes.
AUgandan man, Christopher Okello Onyum, has been sentenced to death after a court found him guilty of killing four children at a nursery school in Kampala earlier this month.
The court heard that Onyum fatally stabbed the children, aged between one and three years old, on April 2, according to Al Jazeera...READ FULL STORY; FROM THE SOURCE.
He reportedly gained entry into the nursery by posing as a parent before locking the gate and carrying out the attack, which lasted less than seven minutes.
Police said an angry crowd of parents attempted to lynch him at the scene before a security guard intervened and subdued him.
During the trial, prosecutors told the court that Onyum had searched “schools near me” and “ISIS beheadings” on his mobile phone and laptop prior to the incident, which the judge said indicated preparation.
The court rejected his claim of insanity. The judge said the “accurate and precise manner” of the killings showed they were premeditated, adding that the children were slaughtered “like animals”.
The judge further noted that Onyum showed no remorse and did not apologise to the victims’ parents.
A nursery staff member who testified told the court she found one child in a “pool of blood” and described her encounter with the attacker.
“He got up and had a knife in his hand. He was so quick that he immediately grabbed another child.
“I picked up one of the children’s bicycles and threw it at him.
“When I threw the bicycle, he let go of the child and started chasing me. I ran, but later fell. When I got up, I realised he had cut the second child,” she said.
Capital punishment is legal in Uganda but is rarely carried out, with the last execution taking place more than two decades ago.
