Woman accused of faking pregnancy dies

after collapsing in court

THURSDAY MAY 27 2021
   

By Barbra Nalweyiso

Author

A 19-year-old woman accused of obtaining money through false pretense by

faking a pregnancy died on Wednesday after collapsing in court.

The deceased, identified as Olivia Nassanga collapsed in Mityana Magistrate’s

Court where she had reported for her bail obligation, following her release from

Mityana Prison.

According to the deceased’s mother, Ms Rhoda Bukirwa, a resident of Maanyi

Sub County, Mityana District, Nassanga had been prosecuted for obtaining

money by false pretense from a one Owen Kawuki who she had reportedly

deceived that she was pregnant with his child.

Ms Bukirwa, however, accuses Kawuki of being behind her daughter’s death.

 “My daughter had reported to court for her bail obligation where she was offered

a drink by Kawuki, which we suspect contained some chemical substances that

could have caused her death,” she said.

According to Ms Bukirwa, the confession was made by her daughter on her

death-bed, “She told me Kawuki offered her a drink stating that the differences

between them certainly don’t make them enemies.”

A lawyer identified as Jamira Kalungi reportedly found the now deceased

Nassanga, lying in court in a seemingly poor state, ahead of the hearing session.

Ms Kalungi reportedly notified the deceased’s lawyer, Mr Apollo Kazungu who

was already at court in a certain office.

Mr Kazungu, according to the deceased’s mother, in turn offered his car, which

they used to rush Nassanga to the nearest health centre. She was later referred to

Mityana General Hospital where she breathed her last.

The suspect, Kawuki, has been arrested by Police as investigations into the matter

take course.

“We have arrested the suspect Owen Kawuki to help us with investigating the real

cause of the death,” Wamala region police spokesperson, Ms Racheal Kawala

said, adding that, “the body is at Mityana General Hospital mortuary pending a

postmortem report, to establish the real cause of death.”