The territorial police in Serere have in custody four female siblings for the murder of their 65-year-old father, Okure John.
Okure was a retired worker at Igola Research station, Serere, and resident of Igora II village Okulonyo parish, Orio sub-county in Serere district.
According to CP Enanga Fred, Police Spokesperson, one Martha Akwango returned from school on June 15 crying after she got possessed by evil spirits.
When she reached home, her three other female siblings started praying over her to cast away the demons that had attacked her.
During the prayers, the three female siblings attacked their father and beat him to death.
They further poked out both his eyes, which in their vision, were fired by evil spirits and the cause of the demonic attacks on them.
“The attack was so violent that blood splatter was seemingly everywhere and both eyes poked out,” said Enanga.
The siblings who include; Achumo Deborah, Achom Ester, Ikwadi Susan and Akwango Martha were arrested for the biological murder of their father.
“It is a spiritually influenced on their allegedly devilish father, that is very difficult for any normal person to comprehend. They are being processed on murder charges,” added Enanga.