The officer in charge of Kyera police post, in Kyera Sub-county, Lwemiyaga County, Sembabule district survived being lynched by an angry mob after he badly beat a woman in the area.

We’ve learnt that Gaston Bogere narrowly survived lynching on Thursday evening after he pounced on Juliet Tumwesigye, a resident of Kyera cell A, in Kyera Sub-county whom he badly beat, raising anger among other locals.

According to eyewitnesses, the policeman who was allegedly drunk, went to Tumwesigye’s home before he hit her with a stick in the guise of enforcing Covid-19 prevention guidelines.

The neighbours who heard Tumwesigye screaming and pleading responded by apprehending Bogere who was only saved by Kyera LC III chairperson Frank Basaaza. The LC III chairperson restrained the charged mob from lynching the policeman.

According to Basaaza, the policeman is a habitual drunkard who doesn’t deserve to continue policing the community. He indicates that residents have repeatedly complained about Bogere’s misconduct, but his bosses have been reluctant on taking the necessary actions to bring him to order, something that has angered the residents.

Although Basaaza saved Bogere from the angry mob, he demands that the officer be punished for his misconduct as well as being charged for badly beating up an innocent citizen.

Stephen Turyatunga, one of the eyewitnesses indicates that Bogere was drunk and pounced on a resident while she was collecting groundnuts from the courtyard after the sunset. He says that the victim suffered bruises on her body as well as serious internal injuries, leading her to start passing out blood.

Bogere was detained at Sembabule Central police station as investigations in the incident continue.