By Editorial,
The Soroti High Court sentenced a 37-year-old, Vincent Odongo, to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of murdering his in-law, Joseph Onangu, due to a dowry dispute.
Odongo will serve 24 years and eight months, having served five years and four months on remand at Soroti Main prison Judge Boniface Wamala announced the verdict on Friday evening last week at the Soroti High Court.
The incident occurred on May 4, 2020, when Odongo, a resident of Kipinyanga village, confronted Onangu over the failure to return the dowry he had paid for his daughter, with whom he had later divorced. Odongo had paid four cows as dowry as per custom. Odongo reportedly demanded the refund of the bride price from the family of his estranged wife. The father of the wife, Onangu, did not comply with leading to the fatal confrontation. END
