Children killed in Uganda kindergarten stabbing attack (VIDEO)

A male suspect is in custody over the murder of four toddlers aged two to three, police have said

A man armed with a knife killed four children in an attack on a kindergarten in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, on Thursday, police said, in a rare assault on schoolchildren in the East African country.

According to the Daily Monitor local newspaper, the suspect gained access to the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program school in Makindye Division by posing as a parent. He first entered the school offices and briefly spoke to the administrator in charge, then went back outside, locked the gate and attacked the children, the outlet reported.

“We confirm a tragic incident at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program school in Makindye Division, Kampala City, where a male suspect brutally stabbed and killed four juveniles,” Kampala police spokesperson Rachael Kawala said.

In a separate statement, the Ugandan Police Force identified the suspect as 39-year-old Okello Christopher Onyum and said investigations were ongoing to determine the motive behind the fatal assault on his victims, who were aged between two and three.

According to multiple outlets, the suspect tried to flee after the attack but was caught by an angry mob that attempted to lynch him. The military and police intervened by firing shots into the air to disperse the crowd before the suspect was taken into custody.

Whatever is happening to the world, God knows

The man you see on cuffs, entered Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program school in Makindye Division Kampala City and stabbed four juveniles

Police managed to arrest him, but residents wanted to lynch him.Sad for such souls