Lira Man Stabs Wife to Death Over Phone in Uganda

Police in Lira district, northern Uganda, are hunting for a man accused of stabbing his 39-year-old wife to death on Thursday night in Alit village, Awiodyek sub-county. The deceased has been identified as Evaline Atoo, a peasant farmer and resident of Alit village in Apingmo parish. The incident occurred over a new phone. PERSPECTIVE North Kyoga regional police spokesperson Jimmy Patrick Okema is referenced in the source article from The Observer, which reported the incident under the title "Lira man stabs wife to death over new phone." WHY THIS MATTERS This incident involves the death of a woman in a domestic setting in Lira district, highlighting a violent outcome from a dispute. WHAT'S NEXT Police are continuing to hunt for the suspect.