NEWS- The territorial police in Kabale are hunting for a 19 year old Nicholas Niwagaba alleged to have murdered his biological father Darius Turamyomwe 52, a resident of Omumihanga village, Kituma Sub County in Kabale district.
According to Kigezi region Police Spokesman ASP Elly Maate, It’s alleged that on the 18th December 2024 at around 8Pm while at his home, the deceased was attacked and assaulted by his own son, his second born. It is further said that Niwagaba demanded part of the deceased’s land but only to be informed by the father now the deceased that what he has is his and since he is mature, should leave his home and start his own.
The wife to the deceased one Kyarimpa Peragia who had gone to the trading centre came back home and found her husband lying down in their sitting room with blood oozing from the mouth and his head swollen. The husband informed her that he was beaten up by the son Niwagaba Nicholas.
The wife called their neighbor only identified as Christopher who helped her to take the deceased to Kabale referral hospital where he was admitted. On 20th December 2024 at around 5:30Pm, they returned home only for the victim to pass on at around 3Am on Saturday.
Maate adds that they were informed by the area chairperson Patrick Tumuranze, they visited the scene, processed and documented it, relatives statements were obtained and body retrieved back to Kabale referral hospital for postmortem and the hunt for the suspect commenced.
