By Aggrey Twesigye
www.mknewslink.com
In Mbarara—
Police in Mbarara District have arrested two men in connection to the gruesome murder of a 29-year-old resident who was beheaded on Monday night, the Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson, SP Samson Kasasira, confirmed.
The suspects, identified as Rodgers Tukahirwa and Darius Nasasira, were apprehended on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, after a police canine unit tracked them down from the crime scene. They are accused of murdering Richard Arinaitwe, a resident of Bwizibwera Lower Cell, Rwanyamahembe Town Council in Mbarara District.
According to Kasasira, the heinous crime took place at an unknown time on Monday, September 7, 2026, at Bwizibwera Upper Cell.
The killers decapitated Arinaitwe and shockingly placed his severed head at the doorway of a local resident, Innocent Gumisiriza, along Sibyangu Street in Bwizibwera Cell.
The horror came to light on Monday morning when Gumisiriza discovered the head and immediately alerted the LC1 Chairperson, who subsequently reported the matter to the Bwizibwera Police Station.
Following the report, police launched a search and recovered the victim’s torso at around 3:20 PM at his home in Bwizibwera Lower Cell.
The deceased was positively identified by his biological mother, Honest Asiimwe.
Inquiries into the murder are still ongoing as police work to establish the motive behind the brutal killing.
Meanwhile, the deceased’s body has been conveyed to the Mbarara Referral Hospital mortuary pending a postmortem examination.
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