By: Melanie Aanyu

Police in  Ayivu West division in Arua city are investigating an incident in which a woman killed her father over food.

The suspect who is currently under custody at Ayivu police in Onduparaka is identified as Rose Maliko alias Kiiza aged 24 years and  resident of Gila village, Nyiovura Ward, Ayivu West division who allegedly murdered her own father Alias Ponzio, aged 48 years, a resident of the same village.

According to Josephine Angucia , the West Nile region police spokesperson its alleged that the deceased who is the biological father of Rose Maliko told her to go and fetch water from the well for home use, which she refused.
 In the evening when food was ready, the late told the suspect not to eat since she refused to fetch water for family use.

This prompted the suspect Maliko to first move away in anger but  she came back shortly to hit her father so hard with a hoe handle on the head.
He fell down unconsciously and died immediately,” .