BRITISH TOURIST FALLS TO DEATH IN MASINDI HOTEL BATHROOM

Innocent Atuganyira
MASINDI

A British national has collapsed to death in her guest room at Masindi hotel. The deceased has been identified as Katelia Khushid Banu. The incident happened at around 12am on Monday.

The Director Masindi Hotel Mr. Rahim Mapara said Katelia died on Monday at around 12 am on Monday.
Rahim added that together with the relatives, the deceased checked into the hotel together with her nine relatives around 8pm on Sunday after traveling from Kampala as tourists from the United Kingdom.

A worker at the hotel who preferred anonymity told our reporter that after being cleared by the hotel management, the deceased reportedly entered room number 11 where she would spend the night.

However, at around 11:30 pm her relatives who were still outside heard her screaming for help from the bathroom. They responded quickly and found her on the floor.

She told them that she had taken a shower and slid on the floor shortly after dressing up.

Julius Allan Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson told our reporter that after the incident, Katelia’s relatives supported her and she sat outside with them before asking them to take her back to her room, where she collapsed and died.

He says the deceased and her relatives traveled to Uganda on January 16, 2023, and spent some time in Kampala until January 29, 2023, when they traveled to Masindi. According to Hakiza, the deceased’s body has been conveyed to the city mortuary pending a postmortem.