The suspect is a resident of Hakabungo cell in Mukaranje ward, Katuna town council.
Police in Kabale is holding a twenty-two-year-old man for allegedly injecting his two nephews with blood infected with HIV/AIDs.
The suspect is a resident of Hakabungo cell in Mukaranje ward, Katuna town council. The incident occurred on December 12 this year.
Mr Nelson Nshangabashaija, the Local Council Three chairperson for Katuna town council said the suspect used a syringe to get infected blood from his body before he injected it to the victims who are all aged four.
According to Mr Nshangabashaija, the suspect has been staying with his grandmother and is believed to have acquired the virus from his late parents.
He said that this is the first incident of this nature to happen in the area.
Mr Elly Maate, the police spokesperson for Kigezi region told this reporter that the suspect was arrested on Saturday from his hideout in Katuna town council. He is being detained at Kabale central Police station.
In January 2014, Rosemary Namubiru, a 65-year-old nurse at Victoria Medical Centre in Kampala was arrested for allegedly injecting a two-year-old baby with blood infected with HIV/AIDs. She was later released by Court in November 2014.
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