4 suspects have been charged at LDC court with the murder of Emmanuel Tegu, a Makerere University student who died in hospital after being violently beaten on 27th June 2020. Tegu’s death prompted uproar from the public after claims that Local Defense Unit (LDU) officers were responsible for his demise.

In a statement released by the Police on Thursday, the four suspects include an area councillor, a security guard and two residents of Makerere.

“Their actions were supported by the post mortem report which revealed the cause of death as blunt force trauma, due to open wounds along the back, multiple cane marks on the back of the right elbow and abrasions along the abdomen and the entire back of the victim,” the Police statement reads.

The statement further suggests that Tegu acted violently towards a Police officer identified as Farouk Mukose. According to the statement, Tegu was found walking from his church in Makerere University when he met PC Mukose who inquired about who he was and what he was doing out in the cold.

“He appeared erratic and responded by throwing stones at the officer who fired three shots in the air to scare the victim,” the statement from police reads. “Tegu kept Charging at him.”

The Police’s task team, in their investigation, suggest that Tegu was tortured by three private security guards and a mob of about 10-15 residents from Zone 1 and west road quarters around Lumumba hall. This after he charged at the private security guards who later overpowered him.

“We would like to inform the public that the investigations are still open and we have clues about three more suspects who are still at large,” Police says.

The Police has denied blocking media requests to access CCTV footage of the crime from St Augustine Church. On Wednesday, media outlets ran stories suggesting that the police had blocked them from accessing the footage even after the Chaplain had invited them.

“We do advise them to liaise with the church since it is private footage, and also with the family of the deceased,” Police writes.