Police detectives have taken suspects in the killing of Sports Club Villa Football team captain back to where they allegedly attacked the footballer as investigators reconstruct the crime scene.
At least five suspects were driven in from Katwe Police Division to different parts of Makindye Division in Kampala City where the attack on David Owori is said to have taken place.
Ms Rachael Kawala, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, said they carried out scene reconstruction in four areas in Makindye Division, including Dubai Zone, where Owori was allegedly attacked.
Owori was reportedly hit with a blunt object by a gang of youth, who later fled with his mobile phones and other personal belongings on Tuesday night. Owori succumbed to his injuries the following day.
Police have so far arrested 17 suspects connected to the incident. Earlier, detectives recovered the deceased’s mobile phones, shoes and other personal items from the residences of some of the suspects.
The suspects showed detectives where they planned the attack, where they hit Owori and how they fled the crime scene.
Each suspect told detectives the role they played in the attack. Detectives recorded every movement and even asked the suspects questions.
The detectives took the suspects to Kataka Playground, where local leaders and residents confirmed knowing them for wrong-doing.
The locals said although they were aware the suspects were involved in suspicious activities, they didn’t confront them or report to police for fear of being targeted.
Reconstruction of the crime scene is usually one of the last processes before the police winds up its investigations and hands over the file to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions for sanctioning.
Suspects are often taken for reconstruction of the crime scene when they have admitted to participating in the criminal offence.
On Sunday, police raided one of the suspects’ home, but he was reportedly alerted and fled. Detectives only found his wife, whom they arrested.
Police allegedly recovered items in the house, including the deceased’s bag, his football effects and books. The items have been tendered for forensic examination.
The wife of the suspect told police that her husband was following police investigations about Owori on social media. She told the police that the suspect often contacted his accomplices on the phone about the murder case. She said on the fateful day, her husband returned home at around 1am with the deceased’s bag.
He also reportedly returned with wallets and all other items suspected to be stolen.