The Police in Kanungu District are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 50 year old man identified as Turyashemererwa Esau a resident of Rutoro village in Rutugunda Parish in Kirima Sub-county.
Kigezi Regional Police Spokesman Elly Maate confirmed the incident and said that the deceased has been a business man dealing in cattle and had a shop and bar near his home being operated by his wife Asiimwe Annette.
It is reported that the deceased yesterday requested for a bottle of waragi from his bar but the wife refused, which annoyed him, then he picked a stone and hit his wife on the head.
The neighbour Sunday Eric heard an alarm from the deceased’s home and went to see what was happening and upon arrival, he found the deceased lying in the living room unconscious with blood oozing from the mouth.
Sunday immediately mobilized transport to take the patient now deceased to the hospital, unfortunately, he was pronounced dead upon arrival at Katate Health Centre IV.
Maate explained that the scene of crime was visited by the Police Detectives who processed and documented it and a postmortem examination was done and the wife plus their daughter were arrested to assist in the investigations.
In a related development, the Police in Rukiga District are investigating circumstances under which a 62 year old woman identified as Medius Kendegye, was allegedly murdered by unknown people last night at her home at Kamuha village in Kibanda Parish in Kamwezi Sub-county.
Maate told journalists that the deceased was attacked when the Dore to her house was broken, pulled her from the bed murdered her by cutting her several times on the head using a panga.
Police Officers from Kamwezi Police Station responded very fast, visited the scene with assistance of Canine dog from Kabale Police Station, they tracked for possible suspects, leading to the home of Byamukama Simon Peter who was then traced together with two others and were arrested to help in investigation as investigations continue.
