Police in Mukono arrested three people after a guy died because his family prayed over him instead of taking him to a hospital, and then they kept his body in the house for days, thinking he would come back to life. Ssegawa Asse got sick at his family home in Butinindi, but a pastor told everyone not to get medical help. His mom, Nakalazi Eseza, his sister, Nakonde Suzan, and the pastor, Nelima Margret, are all locked up, facing charges for reckless neglect.
Neighbors figured out something was wrong when they smelled decomposition coming from the house. Cops found the body in rough shape after the family had been doing prayer sessions over it for multiple days. Police spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire said religious beliefs can't be an excuse for denying someone medical care, and keeping a dead body around hoping for a miracle is straight-up illegal.
Authorities are doing an autopsy to figure out what actually killed him, and the investigation is still going.
Neighbors figured out something was wrong when they smelled decomposition coming from the house. Cops found the body in rough shape after the family had been doing prayer sessions over it for multiple days. Police spokesman Luke Owoyesigyire said religious beliefs can't be an excuse for denying someone medical care, and keeping a dead body around hoping for a miracle is straight-up illegal.
Authorities are doing an autopsy to figure out what actually killed him, and the investigation is still going.
