Summary:
- According to a police statement, the murder occurred yesterday around 9:00 PM while Tusimomwe was seated in a bedroom with Tumwebaze Benedicto. She was attacked with sticks and iron bars by Monica, her son Mugarura Gilbert, Kwesiga Jackson, and another unknown person who fled the scene, leaving both Tumwebaze Benedicto and the deceased in the house.
RUKUNGIRI: Police in Rukungiri have arrested two suspects and are searching for additional individuals allegedly involved in the murder of a 62-year-old woman in Nyakagyeme Sub County.
The deceased has been identified as Christine Tusimomwe. The suspects in custody are Twinobusingye Monica and Kwesiga Jackson, residents of Rugunda cell, Nyakabengo parish, Nyakagyeme Sub County, Rukungiri district.
According to a police statement, the murder occurred yesterday around 9:00 PM while Tusimomwe was seated in a bedroom with Tumwebaze Benedicto. She was attacked with sticks and iron bars by Monica, her son Mugarura Gilbert, Kwesiga Jackson, and another unknown person who fled the scene, leaving both Tumwebaze Benedicto and the deceased in the house.
Tumwebaze called a boda boda rider who transported the victim to Kasoroza People’s Clinic, where she was pronounced dead before admission.
The police statement reveals that Tumwebaze and his wife, Twinobusingye, had domestic issues for seven years. They had separated beds and were sleeping in different rooms within the same house. This led Tumwebaze to form a relationship with Tusimomwe.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson, stated that the incident was reported at Nyakagyeme Police Station. A case of murder was registered, the crime scene was examined and documented, and the two suspects were arrested and Postmortem was conducted.
