Mulago Hospital massacre

Mulago Hospital massacre
Location	Kampala, Uganda
Date	July 28, 1950
Target	Patients at Mulago Hospital
Attack type	Mass murder
Weapons	Knife
Deaths	12
Perpetrator	Lazaro Obwara

The Mulago Hospital massacre occurred at the Mulago Government African Hospital in Kampala, Uganda on July 28, 1950. After visiting his dying son at the hospital, 55-year-old Lazaro Obwara ran down the ward and stabbed a woman and eleven children with a knife, all of whom died. Obwara was arrested and charged with twelve counts of murder. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Number of victims

After the attack, 12 victims were identified - 12 dead ^[2]

See also

• Kampala wedding massacre
• Kichwamba massacre

• List of massacres in Uganda

References

1. Grieved father kills 10, The Argus (July 29, 1950)
2. Slaughter in hospital, Sunday Herald (July 30, 1950)
3. Visits Dying Child; Kills 10 in Hospital Ward, Chicago Daily Tribune (July 29, 1950)
4. Two More Children Die After Attacks in Hospital, Chicago Daily Tribune (July 30, 1950)
5. Hospital Tragedy, The Crown Colonist Vol. 20; 1950.