Mulago Hospital massacre

The Mulago Hospital massacre occurred at the Mulago Government African Hospital in Kampala, Uganda on July 28, 1950. After visiting his dying son at the hospital, 55-year-old Lazaro Obwara ran down the ward and stabbed a woman and eleven children with a knife, all of whom died. Obwara was arrested and charged with ten counts of murder.[1][2][3][4][5]

Mulago Hospital massacre
LocationKampala, Uganda
DateJuly 28, 1950
TargetPatients at Mulago Hospital
Attack type
Mass murder
WeaponsKnife
Deaths12
PerpetratorLazaro Obwara

References

  1. Grieved father kills 10, The Argus (July 29, 1950)
  2. Slaughter in hospital, Sunday Herald (July 30, 1950)
  3. Visits Dying Child; Kills 10 in Hospital Ward, Chicago Daily Tribune (July 29, 1950)
  4. Two More Children Die After Attacks in Hospital, Chicago Daily Tribune (July 30, 1950)
  5. Hospital Tragedy, The Crown Colonist Vol. 20; 1950.


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