A woman is recovering in the hospital after her husband
slashed her neck because she wanted to travel abroad for a nursing course.
Ms Olivia Nangonzi had been enrolled by her parents to study
nursing in the US and when she informed her husband Musa Kisakye, he became
upset and attacked her. Musa, a boda boda operator (bicycle taxi rider),
cut Nangonzi’s neck with a knife then turned the knife on himself and
sliced his neck.
Nangonzi is recovering in Namirembe Hospital in Mukono town
while Musa is in a critical condition at Kawolo Hospital.
The couple, who are blessed with a child, got married three
years ago and live in Makata, Nakisunga Sub-county, Mukono District.
Speaking to journalists from her hospital bed, Nangonzi
said: “He thought he had killed me. Actually, I was too weak and I could
not scream. That’s when he also cut himself in his neck.”
She continued: “I was preparing to set off to America this
very week. Unfortunately, my husband wanted to kill me claiming that he wanted
me to (stay) at home without upgrading (my skills).”
Mr Rogers Seguya, the Mukono Police District commander, said if Kisakye recovers, he would be charged with attempted murder.
