By KGR Reporter,
In a dramatic development during the ongoing trial of Molly Katanga, accused of murdering her husband, the High Court in Kampala heard testimony that the police initially suspected suicide in the case.
This revelation came from Dr. Richard Ambayo, the pathologist who performed the autopsy on Henry Katanga’s body.
Dr. Ambayo, who conducted the autopsy at the Kampala Capital City Authority Mortuary within Mulago National Referral Hospital, disclosed under cross-examination that the police requested the autopsy amid suspicions of suicide.
His testimony has since been the focus of intense questioning over two days, as the defence seeks to challenge the murder charge against Molly Katanga.
The defence has suggested that Katanga’s death might have been the result of self-inflicted harm following a domestic altercation.
They pressed Dr. Ambayo on various aspects of his findings, particularly questioning his expertise in forensic pathology, which he admitted he did not possess.
Further challenging Dr Ambayo’s conclusions, the defense presented literature from international journals on postmortem procedures for gunshot victims.
A key point of contention was the trajectory of the bullet that killed Katanga.
The court also learned that Dr Ambayo could not test Katanga’s hands for gunshot residue due to potential contamination. END
