Man sentenced to death for murder of toddlers at Ugandan nursery
Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge.
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"I hereby sentence him to such a death."
— Alice Komuhangi Khauka , Other
"He targeted them in their defenceless state and went ahead to slaughter them like animals... and had no fear, no shame, no consideration for human life."
— Alice Komuhangi Khauka , Other
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Christopher Okello Onyum had pleaded insanity but this was dismissed by the judge.
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