Mulago hospital murders

In the early morning hours of 28 July 1950, a mass stabbing occurred in the pediatric ward of the Mulago Government African Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. According to Wikipedia's account of the event, the perpetrator, identified as 55-year-old Lazaro Obawara (also referred to in the source as Obwara), was at the hospital visiting his terminally ill son when he attacked other child patients who were asleep in their beds.

Obawara reportedly ran down one side of the ward armed with a knife, stabbing children as they slept. Medical staff and mothers who were visiting the ward at the time worked to evacuate most of the children during the attack, which limited the number of casualties. Despite these efforts, eight children and one mother died at the scene. A ninth child died from injuries sustained in the attack later the same day. Two additional children who were injured during the attack died the following day, bringing the total number of fatalities to twelve.

Obawara was arrested at the scene of the attack. The following day, 29 July 1950, and before the deaths of the two children who succumbed to their injuries a day after the attack, he appeared before a magistrates' court where he was charged with ten counts of murder.

The Wikipedia article does not provide further detail on the reasons for the attack, describing them as unknown. It also does not include information on any subsequent trial outcome, verdict, or sentencing following the initial charges. A contemporaneous news article, cited as a reference by the Wikipedia entry, is also referenced in this dossier as a corroborating source but its content could not be independently verified for this summary beyond confirming its existence as a citation.