Scene of crime officer exhibits jerrycan, slippers in

________________ A scene of crime officer today (July 30) presented before the High Court in Soroti a five-litre yellow jerrycan allegedly used to wash the body of five-year-old Joan Faith Apio inside the school toilet where her body was recovered. The officer, Emmanuel Ekebu, attached to Soroti East Police Division, also presented photographs of a pair of green slippers recovered from the toilet. The slippers were identified as those worn by the deceased, who was a pupil at Jozan Nursery and Primary School in Soroti. Ekebu, the fifth prosecution witness in the murder trial, told court that while documenting the scene, he observed dry blood stains inside the toilet where Apio's body was discovered. The hearing attracted a large crowd, with the courtroom filled to capacity. Many members of the public followed the proceedings from a tent erected within the court premises. The mother of the slain twins holds her cheeks in grief as her husband, John Oluma (in a T-shirt), sits beside her during the court proceedings. (Credit: Godfrey Ojore)