KAYUNGA DISTRICT, Uganda — A man in Uganda is suspected of hanging his wife and two children after she and one child converted to Christianity from Islam, Morning Star News reported.
A neighbor in Bwetyaba village found Shamira Nakato, 27, and her children — 3 and 8 years old — hanged in their home on Dec. 28, the report states.
On Christmas Day, Nakato went to a church service while her husband was out of town. After Nakato and the children attended a church service the next day, she told the pastor she wanted to embrace Christ.
On Dec. 27, she went to a special prayer day. Her husband, Hamidu Kasimbi, returned from his trip early. He pulled Nakato out of the church and was seen beating her. Later, sources heard screams coming from Kasimbi’s house two different times.
The next morning, the mother and children were found hanged inside the home, a source said.
Security agencies are seeking Kasimbi, who has disappeared.
Uganda’s constitution and laws provide for religious freedom. Muslims make up no more than 12% of the population. Still, Open Doors ranks Uganda as the 69th most difficult country in the world to live as a Christian.
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