KANUNGU – The police in Kanungu are hunting for a suspect who allegedly trespassed in the home of Godfrey Kamugasha 54 years and seriously injured him.
The incident happened on the 11/10/24 01:30am at Rutwe Cell, Southern Ward, Butogota Town Council Kanungu district, in the home of the victim who is an accountant at Kambuga hospital.
It is alleged that in the morning of Friday the 11/10/24 at about 01:30am Rutwe cell, an unknown stranger, jumped into the behind wooden fence at the home of the victim and tampered with the Padlock of the main house. Upon hearing him attempting to break into, Godfrey Kamugasha opened the door while armed with a stick and as he tried to hit the suspect, he dodged the stick and instead injured Godfrey on the head with a sharp object then climbed the fence and ran away.
The victim made an alarm that attracted local residents and the police responded immediately after the incident but the suspect had already vanished.
The victim was rushed to Victorious Medical Centre in Butogota and was admitted.
A police sniffer dog was introduced to the scene of Crime but no suspect was arrested.
The Kigezi Police Spokesperson Asp Elly Maate confirms this incident stressing that inquiries into this alleged matter are still on going to apprehend the culprit for prosecution.
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