Village in Shock as Ugandan Man Murders Wife for Refusing to Bear His Child

Police in Kisoro District are investigating a murder that happened on the night of September 13, 2025, in Gishondori Village, Muramba Subcounty. A 25-year-old mother of three, Anna Fayida, who was a Mutwa by tribe, was beaten to death by her 21-year-old husband, Turinayo Besigye.

Investigators believe Besigye killed her out of anger, accusing her of refusing to conceive a child with him.

The LC1 Chairperson of Gishondori Village, Mr. Sigwa Simon, said he got a distress call at around 9PM from Besigye’s brother, who reported the murder. Simon explained that he immediately contacted Muramba Police to intervene. He described Besigye as a troublemaker, saying he was a known criminal who had been arrested several times before but later released.

Fayida’s mother, Jesca Nyirabarera, expressed deep sorrow. She said she was on her way from Koranya Trading Centre when she heard people raising alarms. Residents told her that her daughter had been killed.

Community members revealed that Fayida had been previously married to a UPDF soldier and had three children with him—two girls and one boy—before marrying Besigye.

The suspect’s brother, Robert Niyonzimama, shared details of what happened before the killing. He said he was called at around 8PM to intervene in a fight between the couple. When he tried to separate them, Besigye turned violent and attacked him. Robert said Besigye used marijuana, and he only escaped further harm when another brother pulled him away.

After his arrest, Besigye admitted to killing Fayida. He told investigators that she had promised him a child but never gave him one. He also complained that the three children in the home were not his, and he wanted children of his own.

Homicide officers visited the scene, drew a sketch map, and took Fayida’s body to Kisoro Hospital Mortuary for a postmortem examination.

According to the 2024 police crime report, Uganda recorded an increase in killings. The report showed that at least 26 people die every day from murders and accidents. Homicide cases rose from 4,248 to 4,329, with 4,411 people losing their lives. Among them, 3,703 were men and 708 were women.