The 30-year-old Police Constable Ivan Wabwire who last Friday shot an Indian money lender was captured fleeing the country, arrested and taken for a medical test which has now proven that he has a sound mind, his mental health is very okay.
Speaking out to the press, Fred Enanga has said that after the arrest of Wabwire from Busia as he tried to cross to neighbouring Kenya, he was subjected to a medical test by their surgeon whose results came out negative.
“At the time of arrest he was in good shape and sound.We have so far we examined him and found that he is very normal and sound, There are different medical examinations that can help us determine person’s mental status. It can be done by police or a competent surgeon but best record comes from a psychiatric who is an expert is mental health but the first report from the medical surgeon indicates the officer is very normal and very sound .There are areas a person can be on and off. It depends at what stage he is being examined” Enanga told journalists.
Wabwire on Friday shot dead Uttam Bhandari, the proprietor and manager of TFS Financial Services at Raja Chambers along Parliamentary Avenue in Kampala over shs2, 130,000 he owed the money lender.
The chilling footage captured by CCTV cameras inside the room in which the incident happened showed Wabwire fire multiple rounds of bullets at close range towards Uttam Bhandari the director of TFS Financial Services.
“Due to the suspect’s medical conditions, Police management at CPS Kampala had taken a decision about six years ago not to arm the suspect with a gun and they have been deploying him in beats that doesn’t require him to be armed ,” Onyango said without divulging details about the medical condition.
