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Ugandan-American man sentenced to death for kindergarten murders
Filed: Apr 30, 2026 at 11:06 AM ET
Summary: Christopher Okello Onyum was sentenced to death for stabbing four young children at a kindergarten in Kampala.
WHO: Christopher Okello Onyum
WHAT: A Ugandan-American man received a death sentence for the murders of four children at a Kampala kindergarten.
WHEN: Apr 30, 2026 at 10:44 AM ET
WHERE: Kampala, Uganda
WHY: Prosecutors said he believed the “human sacrifice” would help him become rich.
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