Former Kampala Central police station commander Aaron Baguma has been released on a cash bail of Shs5 million pending the commencement of his murder trial that is scheduled to start on October 7.
Baguma is currently battling murder and aggravated robbery charges.
He was ordered to pay sh5m cash bond while the sureties were bonded at sh50m non-cash.
Baguma’s lawyers had earlier told court that their client has a constitutional right to bail because he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
They had also argued that he is the sole bread winner of his family and that he is a law abiding citizen who voluntarily produced himself in court.
The State alleges that Baguma, his co-accused and others still at large on October 21, 2015 at Pine Car Depot on Lumumba Avenue in Kampala, killed Betty Donah Katusabe.
The state is represented by Principle State Attorney Jonathan Muwaganya while Baguma is represented by lawyers Abraham Mpumwire and Ronald Muhwezi.
Baguma is battling the charges alongside seven others including Pine owner Muhammad Ssebuwufu.
Prosecution further alleges that on the same day, the accused also robbed the deceased of her phone worth sh300,000.
Ssebuwufu, Godfrey Kayiza, Philip Mirambo, Stephen Lwanga, and Paul Tasingika a crime preventer, were sent to the High Court for trial in December last year by the same court.
According to court documents, Baguma in the company of other officers allegedly visited Pine on the fateful day where they allegedly witnessed the torture of Katusabe and also ordered the deceased to pay sh9m debt instead of rescuing her.
The indictment further states that the deceased pleaded with Baguma to take her to Police because Ssebuwufu and his colleagues were determined to kill her but all in vain.
Baguma was committed to the High Court for trial on Tuesday this week along with Yoweri Kitayimbwa, 37, Damaseni Ssentongo, 40, and Shaban Oduttu alias Golola, 22.
