CASUAL LABORER KILLED BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS IN RUKUNGIRI

By Joshua Tukesiga

RUKUNGIRI

Police in Rukungiri are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 50-year-old casual laborer Bikurungu Town council in  Rukungiri district.

SP Musa Tibakirana the Rukungiri District Police commander has identified the deceased as Nkurikiyinka Jean Yohana a male adult aged around 50 years,a Munyarwanda by origin who was employed by Edward Tumusiime of Nyamitooma 11, Western ward, Bikurungu Town council i

Tibakirana explains the deceased and his colleague one Tindyebwa Charles   29, who both hail from Ruhama in Ntungamo district were seen on the 11^th July 2022 at around 7:00 PM drinking alcohol at Omukihesi Trading Center after receiving  advance payment from their boss

At around 03:00AM of 12^th July 2022, Tindyebwa reported to Kajungu John a nephew of their employer that he had found the colleague murdered by unknown assailants.

Tibakirana says that the deceased was found in his bedroom lying in a pool of blood and since Tindyebwa was highly suspected, he was arrested and handed over to Police at Bikurungu Police station

The scene of the crime was visited and documented by the district investigations team, Scene of crime officers, a team of detectives, and other personnel who observed that the body had visible multiple cuts on the right head side and the left leg.

A panga with blood stains was recovered at the scene.

The body was taken to Rwakabengo Health Center III for Postmortem to ascertain the actual cause of the death.