NEWS- The Police in Mbarara City are investigating circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Dorcus Komuhangi, a Primary Five pupil at Rwemiiko Primary School, who was found hanging in her bedroom on Wednesday evening.
Information at www.informer.co.ug news desk, Komuhangi, who had lived with her in-law, Milton Otafiire, for a decade after losing her parents at the age of four, was last seen that morning preparing for school.
Her sudden death has raised concerns, prompting a police inquiry into whether foul play or suicide was involved.
Authorities have transported the body for a post-mortem as investigations continue.
This is not the first time learners are comminiting suicide. In February 2025, a senior three student at Seeta High School’s main campus was found dead in a dormitory in the early hours of Friday morning.
The student, identified as 16-year-old Eli Shama Ssesanga, was discovered hanging from a mosquito net by fellow students who had woken up for early morning revisions at around 3 am.
Startled by the discovery, the students alerted teachers, who in turn informed the police. Officers from Mukono Police Station arrived at the scene at approximately 4 am.
However, information about the incident remains limited, as the school management has reportedly withheld details from the public. Details about the student’s death remain scanty.
In 2024, Police in Budaka District were investigating the circumstances under which a 20-year-old student at Budini Secondary School in Kaliro District died.
Kolovina Naisiga, a senior six student reportedly died by suicide by hanging and her body which was found hanging in her room at their home in Bukomolo village, Kadatuni Parish, Katira Sub-County in Budaka district was taken to Mbale City Mortuary for postmortem.
