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The soldier shot and wounded his pregnant wife leaving her with three bullet wounds, he was later apprehended awaiting trials.
The incident took place in Timic village on Sunday, the reason for the incident is because of dowry payments.
It is also believed that, the wife's parents decided to open a case at Rumbek Town Court asking for the soldier to pay the dowry or face divorce.
This dispute between the soldier and the parents of his wife festered over the years leading to the incident.
Maj. Elijah Mabor Makuac while speaking to the media said that, the soldier killed his wife because he was dragged to court for refusing to pay dowry by the parents of the wife.
“He shot his wife identified as Awut with 3 bullets. One bullet landed on her left eye and it destroyed her eyesight and the other two bullets hit her in the abdomen,” Maj. Elijah said.
Maj. Elijah said that, the soldier resorted to violence instead of paying the dowry and the court had adjourned the hearing till Monday.
“Recently, his in-laws decided to open a case against him in Rumbek Town Court to compel him to either pay the dowry or divorce their daughter. The court had adjourned the hearing to Monday, but instead, he chose to resort to violence, shooting his wife with the intent to kill her.” Maj. Elijah said.
The soldier managed to fled the scene of crime but was later apprehended by the security forces on Monday and he is now in custody as investigation is on going.
“He subsequently fled the scene of the crime but fortunately the commissioner of Rumbek Central County and security forces managed to apprehend the SSPDF soldier on Monday and he is now in custody and an investigation is ongoing.” Maj. Elijah added.
Rumbek State Hospital Director Dr. Terran Madit Terran said that, her condition is currently stable.
“So far the woman is a little bit stable because she has multiple gunshot wounds. We do not know the reason for the shooting but she was brought to the hospital in a very critical condition and we operated on her the same day,” Terran said..
“She had injuries to her mouth and abdomen. We did our best, and the rest we left to God. We managed and did our best. She is now under observation and receiving treatment. Currently, we cannot consider transferring her until her condition stabilizes.” Terran said.
The Woman shot and wounded is a mother of three and she is in the early weeks of her pregnancy.
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