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Tragedy has hit the residents of Gulu city as paranoid woman Francesca Amony (34) – a former convict stabbed her medical doctor husband to death following a brief quarrel. The deceased has been identified as Dr. Joseph Etuk, in his late 30s, a medical practitioner .\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s alleged that Francesca Amony, a former LCV councillor for Pece Division in Gulu city and a lawyer stabbed her husband during a scuffle on the night of 28th October at around 10:30 pm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deceased Dr. Etuk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Police ASP David Ongom Mudong, the Aswa river region police spokesperson confirmed that the suspect was now in police custody at Gulu west division after she handed herself over to the authorities . Dr. Etuk died shortly after being admitted at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mudong said a case of murder by stabbing had been recorded at Gulu west police station under vide SD REF. 17\/29\/10\/2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The couple during their hey days <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, Amony appeared before Gulu Magistrate\u2019s Court and was charged with two counts of aggravated torture, convicted, and paid a fine of Shs. 1.5million for torturing two of her maids with a hot flat iron for reportedly stealing UGX60 000 from her house . She had been released on a cash bail of UGX500 000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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