The late couple
Officer accuses wife of HIV, but when test results come in, he find out he is the one affected, not her
A police officer killed himself and his wife in the capital Kampala Thursday after finding out he was HIV positive, according to police spokesman.
They left behind three children aged 7, 4 and 3.
“This morning we were left in shock after one of our officers, 37-year-old Sabiti Godfrey, shot his wife Akol Ester Caroline, killing her instantly at Nsambya Police Barracks and also shot himself dead,” Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman Emiliano Kayima told journalists.
According to Kayima, the low-ranking officer had been accusing his wife of being infected with HIV and forced her to go for a test. “Unfortunately, when the results returned he was the only infected party which we suspect could have led to this mornings’ demise,” he said.
On Sunday, Sabiti also wrote a will, saying: “I don’t have much to give my children but a piece of land which should be shared or sold and shared equally among my children.”
Kayima said the Uganda police was running a comprehensive HIV program. “The challenge is for the individual to take the first initiative, once an officer finds out he has HIV we provide, counseling, testing and treatment,” he said.
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