The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of the Police has announced a Shs 10 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of Dr. Lawrence Eron, a senior lecturer at Kyambogo University.
Dr. Eron, 56, is wanted on charges of aggravated defilement involving a 16-year-old visually impaired girl. After being arrested and subsequently released last year, Dr. Eron has since disappeared.
The facts gathered indicate that the suspect travelled as a caretaker with 4 students including the 16 year old, disabled victim to Nairobi-Kenya, for a conference, and returned on the 12.10.2023. He picked his car that he had left at the Airport and gave a lift to the students. He first dropped two students from Gulu University at Namayiba Taxi Park, and they travelled to Gulu. And went on to drop the 3rd student at North Hall, Kyambogo University and remained with the victim,, who had a visual impairment, in the car (she can only see during day time while using glasses, but cannot see at night).
He drove together with the victim from around 10.20pm, upto Namugongo Nsawo village, Kira municipality. It was established that along the way, the victim requested for water, which was bought at a supermarket along Ndagire road, in Nalya. The victim fell unconscious after taking the water. Upon gaining her consciousness, she fell some pain around her private parts, and realised she had been sexually assaulted. The sexual assault took pace in the car.
The following morning her maternal uncle, drove her back to her school in Mukono and she revealed her ordeal to the Senior Woman teacher, who alerted the school head teacher and the matter reported to Mukono police. The victim was immediately, put on post-rape treatment. The DNA samples that were recovered from the suspects car, a Toyota Wish, registration number UBA 349Z, matched with the samples found on the body of the victim.
Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga stated, “We believe that he is still in the country.” He urged anyone with information regarding Dr. Erone’s whereabouts to contact the CID confidentially.
Enanga also issued a warning to Dr. Eron’s friends and relatives, emphasizing that harboring a fugitive is a criminal offense. Additionally, Enanga mentioned that measures are in place to facilitate Dr. Eron’s arrest, even if he is found outside the country.
