By Desire Emmanuel
A fan of Arsenal Football Club has been killed by a supporter of Manchester United during an altercation that led to physical fight shortly after the English club side won the Premier League trophy on Sunday.
The incident occurred in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, on Sunday night when the Arsenal fan, known simply as Dennis, had a brawl with the Man United supporter, known as Musiramu.
According to the Uganda Police Force in a statement on its X handle on Monday, May 25, Dennis, a rider of commercial motorcycle, popularly known as Boda Boda, and resident of Bakuli, Kampala Central Division, died from injuries sustained during the fight.
A distress call regarding the incident was received by the operatives of the Kampala Central Division which made them to race to the scene in Bakuli where they saw the lifeless body of Dennis.
According to the police force, preliminary findings indicated that on Sunday night after Arsenal’s last game, Dennis got into a misunderstanding with Musiramu, a Manchester United supporter, over Arsenal’s trophy win.
The police force further gathered that the disagreement between them escalated into a physical altercation during which the Man United supporter reportedly struck Dennis on the head, causing him to collapse and die instantly. Musiramu fled after the incident and efforts to apprehend him are currently underway.
“The body of the deceased was conveyed to Mulago National Referral Hospital for postmortem examination as investigations into the matter continue,” the Uganda Police Force disclosed.
