The country was gripped with shock on Monday morning after the news of a football fan was stabbed to death after Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over rivals Manchester United in the English Premier League.
The country was gripped with shock on Monday morning after the news of a football fan was stabbed to death after Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over rivals Manchester United in the English Premier League.
Marcus Rashford had put the Red Devils in the lead in the 27th minute, but Martin Odegaard restored parity a minute later.
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SPORTS GIST Ugandan man stabs another to death over Arsenal Man United game
"Then, the suspect ran after the victim and stabbed him in the chest with a sharp stick, and the victim died on the spot."
The Gunners shocked their eternal rivals with a quick-fire double deep in the added minutes through Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus to win the game 3-1.
Rant gone bad
Aineruhanga’s brother, Owen Atwijukire, narrated his late brother was involved in a series of banters with the suspect, which could’ve escalated after the painful loss to the latter.
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“While watching the game inside the video hall, my brother and the suspect who supported Manchester United kept exchanging rants about the game, and I thought it was going to stop at the end of the match,” Daily Monitor quoted Atwijukire.
He recounted the events further: “I think the suspect was very angry.
“When I reached home, one of the residents called to tell me that my brother had been killed at around 9:30 PM.”
According to eyewitness reports, the suspect followed the deceased outside the hall and stabbed him with a sharp stick used for roasting meat.
“People saw the suspect chasing the deceased and thought they were joking until they saw something that started as joke turn into this unfortunate incident,” one of the local leaders narrated.
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