A 43-year-old man is explaining to the police the circumstances that led to him strangling his eight years old son over meat.

The Ugandan man reportedly killed the pupil on Wednesday after he found out that he had eaten his two pieces of meat kept for him by his wife.

The suspect is a resident of Buwamwibi village, Maefe parish in Maefe Sub-county, the District Police Commander (DPC) Mr Denis Kamugisha, confirmed.

“The suspect killed his son after he found out he had eaten his meat kept for him by his wife, who was away when the incident happened. We were alerted and have arrested him,” he said.

Mr Kamugisha said the suspect, who is currently detained at Manafwa Central Police station, will be charged with murder after the investigations.

He, however, cautioned parents against torturing their children and any other form of violence in their families, saying it’s a crime.

Mr Ahamada Washaki, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC), who visited the scene, said the suspect, could have committed the offence under the influence of alcohol.

“The suspect was drunk at the time he committed the offence,” he said.

Mr Washaki said they have launched an operation to crack down on early drinking and gambling, adding that they also organise meetings to sensitize people on dangers of domestic violence.

“People no longer work but instead wake up early morning to head to drinking joints and gambling centres, which has rendered most of them unproductive, poor and desperate,” he said.

Ms Everline Sellah, one of the neighbours told Daily Monitor, that on the fateful night, the suspect returned home from a drinking spree before asked for his meat. He got angry off after his son confessed to having eaten it.