67 YEAR OLD MAN STRANGLED TO DEATH IN RUKIGA DISTRICT

By Kweronda Ambrose

RUKIGA

Police in Rukiga district is  investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 67 year old man.

Elly Maate  the Kigezi Region Police spokesman has identified the deceased as Wilson Rwamanja a resident of Bezi village Kitonjo parish Rwamucucu sub county Rukiga district.

Maate explains that on the  24/7/2022 at around 11:00AM, the deceased left his home for a burial in the neighborhood and he had plans to withdraw money from a mobile money agent.

The money  amounting 70,000 UGX has reportedly been sent to  his phone by his daughter

Rwamwanja now deceased,  never resurfaced  till this morning at about 07:00AM when his body was discovered   by his grand children who were heading to school.

His lifeless body was  lying in his banana plantation just 500m away from his home.

The children rushed back and informed their grandmother one Allen Kabafunzaki who  notified the local council chairman of the area who in turn alerted police

Maate says the scene was visited, processed and postmortem done.
One suspect was arrested to aid investigations.