The territorial police of Rukungiri are investigating circumstances under which a 37 years old Rahab Turinawe a casual labourer resident of Katwekamwe cell Rwentondo ward Eastern division Rukungiri district, was murdered and clandestinely buried by his own family members.
Elly Maate the Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson said that it’s alleged that on 2/12/2022, at around 6pm, the deceased left home to the garden to plant trees and never returned, until the 13/12/2022 when the wife one Annah Twijukye 36 years reported a case of disappearance at Rukungiri Central Police Station.
Maate said that Later, the actions of the biological mother to the deceased identified as Barekura Annah 70 years and her other two sons Kasiime, Nabaasa Dickson and Kanyesigye Allan who immediately fled the village having sold a number of their belongings prompted the residents to suspect that they could have murdered the deceased considering their previous land conflicts.
Maate revealed that on Search was mounted by the residents until the 14/12/2022 at around 06:30pm when fresh dug soil was seen at a stone quarry surrounded by eucalyptus plantation belonging to one of the brothers Nabaasa Dickson.
Upon digging to find out what could have been buried there, indeed they recovered his decomposing body, naked and wrapped in a sack and that’s when they notified police at Rukungiri.
Scene was visited by the Rukungiri homicide team and documented, body was identified by the relatives and conveyed to Rwakabengo Health center Ill for postmortem.
Inquiries at hand as well as hunting for suspects so that are brought to book.
The case of murder was registered at Rukungiri Central Police station under reference number CRB 1369/2022.
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