Betty Asayo has died after her husband was arrested by the police during curfew hours while rushing with medicine to save her life.
Francis Engwau, the lay reader at Gome Church of Uganda in Bululu sub county, Kalaki district in eastern Uganda lost his wife at around 1:30 am while in cells at Kalaki police station.
According to Edmond Egweu, a nephew to Engwau, Asayo has been on medication after being diagnosed with liver complications. However, she developed a complication at around 8:00 pm on Wednesday while at home.
Engwau reportedly hired a boda-boda cyclist to take his wife to the hospital. However, after realizing that he had forgotten Asayo's medicine and hospital book at home, he decided to first take her to her parents' home in Kadyia village in Otuboi sub-county as he rushed back.
"Since Otuboi is nearer to Lwala hospital, we advised him to leave the wife here as he goes back to pick the hospital book and the children who were supposed to attend to her in the hospital," said Egweu.
"Unfortunately, uncle was arrested and detained by the police doing patrol in Kalaki town for moving during curfew hours. We waited for him in vain until one of the boda-boda cyclists, who managed to escape from the police, came home and told us what had happened to uncle," said Egweu.
Egweu adds that they resorted to their local leaders for help but Asayo's condition worsened and she died before her husband was released from police cells.
Pascal Engwau, the interim Kalaki LCV vice-chairperson says he was called at night by Egweu but it was too late to save the deceased's life. He notes that it was an unfortunate incident in the district and asked police to streamline their operations.
David Ongom Mudong, the East Kyoga regional police spokesman said he was not aware of the incident and promised to respond after making inquiries.
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