Man Hospitalised After Wife Pours Hot Water on Him During Midnight Dispute

A 34-year-old man, Williams Kato, from Namanya in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District, Uganda, is recovering in hospital after his wife allegedly attacked him during a domestic dispute.

Kato said his wife poured hot water on him during a midnight incident on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

According to Kato, the dispute turned violent when his wife allegedly began beating him. He said her son later picked up a knife and stools during the chaos.

He said he decided to run to the house and hide in the children’s bedroom as the situation became worse.

“She got lots of bottles and continued hitting me. I was traumatised, crying, asking her to please leave me. Asking her what wrong I had done?” he said.

Kato said his wife then instructed her son to boil water. Fearing for his life, he called two workers at his bar, Mr Shenyonga and Mr Shaban Waswa, to come to his rescue.

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Williams Kato Says ‘She Poured Water on Me’

Kato said the situation escalated when his wife allegedly poured hot water on him after he called for help.

“When Shaban came, I ran outside when I was already burnt. The woman followed me with poles to hit me,” he recounted.

He said he begged his wife to give him his car keys so he could seek medical attention, but she allegedly refused.

“I told her, if you want to kill me, just kill me,” Kato said.

He further alleged that his wife told him, “I want you to die.”

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Rescued and Taken to Hospital

Kato said Shenyonga and Waswa eventually arrived on a boda boda and rescued him.

The two men then took him to hospital, where he is currently receiving treatment for the injuries.

Kato has called for the matter to be handled through the law, saying he wants the case to proceed through the proper legal process.

“This is a murder case, and this case, it should go beyond all its levels,” he said.

He also raised concerns about his children, accusing his wife of neglecting them and misleading them.

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