{"id":14820,"date":"2025-07-08T17:01:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=14820"},"modified":"2025-07-08T17:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:03:16","slug":"police-launch-investigation-into-double-murder-in-entebbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/police-launch-investigation-into-double-murder-in-entebbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Police launch investigation into double murder in Entebbe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police is investigating  grisly  double murder and  aggravated robbery that took place in Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso District on July 6, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An elderly couple of David Mutaaga  and his wife, Deborah Florence were found dead at their home  in Lugonjo Nakiwogo Cell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, Deputy Public Relations Officer Kampala Metropolitan Police said thus : \u201cThe territorial police in Entebbe Division are actively investigating the incident. Preliminary examination revealed that both victims had sustained fatal stab wounds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Owoyesigyire added, \u201cEfforts are underway to identify and apprehend the suspect(s). We condemn this act in the strongest terms and wish to reassure the public that we are committed to bringing the perpetrators to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The police urge anyone with information to come forward and assist in the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor;msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police is investigating grisly double murder and aggravated robbery that took place in Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso District on July<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/coup.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9037,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/another-security-guard-shoots-two-civilians-at-stabex-petrol-station-in-garuga\/","url_meta":{"origin":14820,"position":0},"title":"Another Security Guard  Shoots Two Civilians at Stabex Petrol station in Garuga","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"May 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"By Our Security Reporter The Police at Entebbe, are investigating an incident of attempted murder that occurred today May 28 at Stabex Petrol Station in Garuga, Entebbe Division. 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