ASP Elly Maate the Kigezi regional Police spokesman
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NEWS- The Police in Kanungu have arrested three suspects allegedly for the murder of a 64 years old woman identified as Scovia Nyiramahoro a resident of Rukarara cell in Rwanga Ward in Kihihi Town Council.

Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman Elly Maate identified the suspects as  Muhumuza Boaz of Rwamuhima cell Kyamakanda in Parish Buyanja Sub county in  Rukungiri District, Ndindwamukama Nelson a cook at Rovens Hotel Kihihi Town Council and resident of Kyandago cell in  Rutendero Parish in Kayonza Subcounty in Kanungu District and Matsiko Justus a bodaboda rider of Rwenyerere B cell in Bihomborwa Ward in Kihihi Town Council in Kanungu district.

It’s alleged that on the 25th July 2024, the deceased who was staying with his grandson called Ahumuza Chrispas slept after supper and in the morning of yesterday the grandson woke up and called her and checked in her room and could not see her and went to school leaving the house opened and the window broken.

However, one neighbor Alex came in the morning looking for the deceased who had promised to give him Ugx 40,000 for fresh coffee and found when there was no body at home.

He called but nobody could respond, that’s when he went behind the house and found when the window was broken, the door open but the things in the house were disorganized and scattered and went and informed the area chairman who went and saw the house and called the Son Karenzi Denis who went and reported at Police.

Maate said that the scene of crime was visited and documented and big injuries were observed on the deceased’s head that was found lying in her bed and a postmortem examination was done at Kihihi Health Centre IV and the body was handed over to the relatives for the burial.