Police in Kitgum are holding a mortuary attendant at Kitgum General Hospital for allegedly demanding a bribe from the family of a deceased person.
According to Peter Oyesigye the Kitgum District Police Commander, the mortuary attendant, Richard Okongo, was taken into custody after he refused to release the body of a deceased individual until he was paid his share of the fees.
Oyesigye explained that the deceased, an unidentified man, had died in a road accident in Palabek Gem Sub-county, Lamwo District. His body was brought to Kitgum General Hospital for a post-mortem examination.
The exact amount Okongo was demanding remains unclear. The mortuary attendant is currently detained at Kitgum Central Police Station while investigations continue.
