Judge sentences Ugandan man to death following speedy trial for killing 4 children

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Uganda court sentences man to death for killing four children at nursery

Updated 2 days ago
Al Jazeera
Washington Times
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Christopher Okello Onyum sentenced for fatal stabbing of four children aged between one and three years old. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include Al Jazeera, Washington Times.

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Uganda court sentences man to death for killing four children at nursery
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Lean Left
4/30/2026

Uganda court sentences man to death for killing four children at nursery

A Ugandan court has sentenced a man to death for killing four children at a nursery school, in the capital, Kampala, earlier this month. Christopher Okello Onyum was found guilty of fatally stabbing the children — aged between one and three years old — on April 2 . He posed as a parent to gain entry to the nursery.

Judge sentences Ugandan man to death following speedy trial for killing 4 children
Washington Times4/30/2026

Judge sentences Ugandan man to death following speedy trial for killing 4 children

WAKISO, Uganda — A judge on Thursday sentenced a Uganda n man to death after rejecting his insanity plea in the killings of four children in a nursery school earlier this month. A crowd watching proceedings in a tent erupted in cheers after the judge ruled that Christopher Okello should “suffer death” for the April 2.