Benson Baluku, died in excruciating pain after his wife Joy Biira, cut off his manhood following a domestic dispute. The couple that was living in Nabisalu -Wasswa zone, in Makindye division, in Kampala developed a misunderstanding on Sunday evening.
Police have established that Baluku returned home while drunk and started accusing his wife of having extramarital relationships. The man was allegedly strangling the wife by the neck and she too responded by cutting off his private parts.
“The facts gathered indicate that the husband returned home while drunk and started fighting his wife, whom he always accused of having extra marital affairs. During the domestic fight, the husband grabbed his wife by the neck and started strangling her, which prompted her to draw out a knife and chop off her husband’s genitals,” Senior Commissioner of Police, Fred Enanga, who is also the police spokesperson said.
Enanga said the incident is another reminder that domestic violence is real and life threatening. Police added that the domestic fight that led to Baluku’s death further shows how rage and anger, exists among spouses, causing them to lose respect for each other.
“We would like to remind all spouses living in conflict, to always seek help on how to resolve their family differences,” Enanga said. More than 300 people were killed in domestic brawls in 2022 according to the Criminal Investigations Directorate.