A Muslim in Uganda beat his wife unconscious for attending a church service on 18 September.
Hussein Kasolo had recently married Fatuma Baluka, 21-year-old daughter of an Islamic leader in a predominantly Muslim village in Eastern Uganda.
‘When I arrived home, my husband shouted at me as an infidel, and then and there started hitting me with a metallic object,’ Baluka said. ‘I fell down, only to find myself in a hospital bed.’ Neighbours said they arrived and rescued Baluka, who was bleeding from head and leg injuries as her husband continued to hit her.
‘We found Baluka unconscious, and we were able to overpower the husband’s brutal attack’, said a resident who requested anonymity.
Among those who prayed
She had visited the church with a female friend. The church pastor said she has become a Christian. ‘She was among those who were prayed for in the church service, and on Thursday she mentioned to me that the very Sunday when she was prayed for, she felt convicted in her heart that she was a sinful lady, and that immediately a heavy burden rolled away’, the pastor said.
Baluka says she feels abandoned by her family. She has been moved to a safe house.
