Mulago Hospital massacre

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]

Mulago Hospital massacre
LocationKampala, Uganda
DateJuly 28, 1950
TargetPatients at Mulago Hospital
Attack type
Mass murder
WeaponsKnife
Deaths12
PerpetratorLazaro Obwara

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