KABALE – Police in Kabale district are detaining two suspects over alleged aggravated children trafficking and aggravated defilement.
The case was reported at Kabale police station by Musinguzi Joshua 21years Councilor of Kyanamira, resident of Kangazi cell, Kyanamira Sub County in Kabale district.
The victim is a 13 years old girl (names withheld), a pupil at Kicumbi primary school resident of Nyamrindira village, Kamuganguzi sub county in Kabale district.
The suspects are Tumanye Steven 33 years, business man, of Kashamunyoro village, Kitumba sub county in Kabale district and Ahimbisibwe Judith 41 years, Peasant, of Rwakashende village Kyanamira sub county in Kabale district.
It’s alleged that on 12/08/2024, at about noontime, Tumanye Steven went to Nyamarindira village, Kamuganguzi sub county Kabale district looking for workers, he came across the victim at her parents home whom she convinced to employ as a maid and promised her better monthly pay.
That the victim accepted and was trafficked from Nyamarindira village, Kamuganguzi sub county Kabale district to Rwashende village, Kyanamira sub county Kabale district, where she went without notice and consent of her parents and started working as a maid.
That upon reaching, the suspect showed her the household chores to do and also told her to stay with his sister Ahimbisibwe Judith which the victim accepted.
That on 13/08/2024, Steven suspect went at the home of Judith, (Rwakashende) in the bedroom where he found the victim and again promised her better pay and that later he will marry her.
That while in the bedroom, he began caressing and romancing the victim whereupon, he removed her knicker and eventually had sexual intercourse with her when Judith was outside. After which he went back to his place in Kashamunyoro village.
Its reported that on 15/08/ 2024, the suspect went back at Rwashende at about 2pm, and found the victim home alone, he convinced her to enter the house and eventually had sexual intercourse with her.
On the 19/08/2024, he went with the victim to Rwashende trading centre to buy local brew (omuramba), that upon seeing them, residents asked Stephen whether the victim was his new wife but Steven claimed that the victim was his biological daughter.
The residents got concerned and were not convinced with his explanation, they called the area Chairperson who connived with Musinguzi Joshua (reporter) for further primary investigations .
Upon interview, the victim revealed that she went to Rwashende to work as maid and was not a biological daughter to the suspect, she also revealed how the suspect has been having sexual intercourse under the pretext of promising her better pay.
Then, on 21/08/2024, The reporter together with area chairperson arrested the suspects together with the victim and later called police for further management and the case was registered.
A case file of aggravated Trafficking and aggravated Defilement vide CRB 632/2024 was opened to investigate the matter, scene of crime visited by D/SP Mukama Hakim (District CID officer), SOCO and other SGBV detectives, relevant statements of witnesses obtained and relevant exhibits were retrieved from the scene.
Asp Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson confirmed this incident to press stressing that inquiries into this matter are still at hand.
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