Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A former teacher at Kings primary school Kabowa has been remanded to Kitalya government prison for doing a negligent act that resulted in the death of a 13 year old pupil.
Peter Mubbala, a resident of Church zone Lubaga division in Kampala on Thursday appeared before Grade One Magistrate Patience Lorna Tukundane who charged him with one count of rash or negligent act causing death.
Court heard that on December 9th 2020, at Kings primary school, Lubaga division, Mubbala through a rash and negligent act caused the death of Athiel Beny Bol after canning her.
Beny was a primary seven candidate who was waiting to write her Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE. It is alleged that the deceased was canned together with other pupils for failing a science test.
But Mubaala has denied the charge and accordingly been remanded up to August 3, 2021.
Shortly after taking a plea, the prosecution led by Harriet Adong informed the court that investigations into the matter are complete.
According to police records, Athiel, who was allegedly given one cane collapsed from the school premises and was rushed to St Jude clinic in Ndeeba, where her condition deteriorated and was referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Rosemary Muyingo, the school counsellor last year told Uganda Radio Network that besides being given one stroke, the deceased pupil was allegedly battling heart complications, which were known to her parents and the school.
The teacher who has been on the run since December last year was arrested on Wednesday by detectives attached to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit.
In March 2020, a six-year-old Queen Alber Kainerugaba, a top class pupil of Home Kindergarten School and Day Care in Busibante Najeera in Kira municipality died after being battered.
According to section 227 of the penal code, any person who by any rash or negligent act not amounting to manslaughter, causes the death of another person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years.
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