The Police in Katwe Kabatoro Division are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 10 years old girl identified as Doreen Asege a resident of Store Cell in Central Ward in Kinyamaseke Town Council in Kasese District.
The deceased was discovered yesterday November 13th hanging with a cloth on a pole of a temporary house where ‘malwa’ is sold.
The deceased, left her village in Kano Oruro village in Omadira Sub-county in Amuria district on September to stay with an Aunt identified as Biira Annet in Kasese Town and around October, she was allocated to another Aunt in Kinyamaseke Town Council identified as Kabugho Agnes and Abiyo Sharon to stay with them.
Unfortunately, she was allegedly found dead under unclear circumstances, after she was found hanging in a rope while kneeling down which caused suspicions that she could have been murdered and hanged to disguise as suicide.
Maate said that the two women whom the deceased was staying with have been arrested for questioning as the Police awaits the postmortem examination results from Bwera Hospital where the body was taken by Police to ascertain her exact cause of death.
