Dr. Eron Lawrence who is wanted by police
By George Bukenya
Police is still searching for where about of the University Don who allegedly defiled a 16-year-old visually impaired girl after returning the group of people with disability from a workshop from Nairobi.
Dr. Eron Lawrence 56, a lecturer and former Dean of Faculty of Special Needs and Rehabilitation at Kyambogo University has since disappeared having learnt that the matter of defilement was reported to police for action.
The don on the run was a project administrator that was initiated to train people with visual impairment and special needs it’s from this back ground that he took advantage of the of his victim who had gained trust in him.
Due to the gravity of the offense, the Directorate of CID, appeals to whoever has credible information that may lead to the arrest of Dr. Eron Lawrence so as to be brought to book to avail such by calling number 0741-111-333 0f CID Headquarters, Kibuli and a reward of UGX 10M has been put in place.
“We want to warn anyone, who will be found harboring or aiding his escape, that it is an offence punishable by law. They will be arrested and charged with harboring or aiding the escape of a wanted suspect.’’ SCP Enanga said.
In addition, CID headquarters has processed a warrant of arrest and submitted it to Interpol, to issue a Red Notice against the suspect who is wanted for a straight forward case of Aggravated Defilement.
“All wanted persons in Uganda, should know that there is no hiding place, that is out of reach. We therefore, urge, the suspect to turn in and defend himself. A wanted poster is available on the police website and various social media platforms.
In December, 2023 the suspect travelled as a caretaker with four students including the 16-year-old, vulnerable victim to Nairobi-Kenya, for a conference, and returned in the same month but on return to Kampala the suspect is said to have picked his car he had left at the Airport and gave a lift to the students.
He first drove the two students from Gulu University to Namayiba Bus Terminal where they were to board back to Gulu after he drove off to drop the third student to Kyambogo University and remained with the victim in the vehicle. Its alleged that the victim asked for water her tormentor drove towards Namugongo during the incident period which the Lecturer bought from the Supermarket after the girl took this water she became unconscious and after regaining conscious she felt pain in her private parts and she realized that she had been sexually assaulted.
The police mouth piece SCP Fred Enanga, in a press conference in January 2024 told reporters that the the suspect to his victim’s straight to her guardian.
The 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.
Enanga also revealed that time that the DNA samples that were recovered from the suspect’s car, a Toyota Wish, registration number UBA 349Z, matched with the samples found on the body of the victim which evidence will be tabled in court.