KIGEZI – Police in Rukiga district have detained five people over the murder of a 35 year old man.
The deceased is Ndyomugabe Ambrose a resident of Kakiiri Village, Kitanga Parish, Kashambya Sub County in Rukiga district.
The suspects are Rugwisa James 54 years, Tumukunde Johnson 33 years, Bitakaramire Banegura 53 years, Byamukama Stephen 41 years and Tukamumpa Sharon 35 years all residents of Kitanga Parish, Kashambya Sub County in Rukiga district.
Its alleged that on 2nd November 2024 the deceased left his home and went to Kashumuruzo trading centre to drink as it has been his habit and the wife waited for him to return but he didn’t.
However, he was seen in the trading centre making noise drunk and one suspect was seen assaulting him with a stick in public and he was stopped and warned by the locals. Also the other suspects were seen with the deceased in the bar.
At around 11pm a bypasser one Tumuhimbise who is also a cousin brother to the deceased found him lying alongside the footpath in a pool of blood. He immediately informed the brother to the deceased Turyasingura Bosco on phone who also informed other locals and reaching the scene, they confirmed it and they informed Rukiga CPS Police.
The Kigezi Police Spokesperson ASP Elly Maate confirmed the incident stressing that police quickly swung into action by visiting the scene, arresting suspects and conveyed the body of thr deceased to Mparo Health Centre IV for postmortem and later handed it over to the relatives for a decent burial as inquiries continue.
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