Summary:
- The suspect, identified as Fred Nasasira, is accused of defiling and killing Gift Amutuhaire, the daughter of Samuel Niwamdinda all are residents of Kanyamitwe Cell, Central Ward, Kebisoni Town Council in Rukungiri District.
RUKUNGIRI: Police in Rukungiri District have arrested a 27-year-old man for defiling and murdering a 5-year-old girl in Kebisoni Town Council.
The suspect, identified as Fred Nasasira, is accused of defiling and killing Gift Amutuhaire, the daughter of Samuel Niwamdinda all are residents of Kanyamitwe Cell, Central Ward, Kebisoni Town Council in Rukungiri District.
According to a police statement, on Sunday around 1:00 PM, Gift Amutuhaire left her mother, Ntegyerize Sarah, and her elder brother, Ahurire Osbert, aged 9, at home and went to visit her grandmother, Korubaro Beatrice, about 100 meters away. Upon arrival, she joined Fred Nasasira and Allan Akanyijuka at the farm, where they were giving water to the cows.
After the cows drank, Allan Akanyijuka fetched a bucket of water to take home, but Nasasira poured it out, prompting Allan to return to the well for more water. As Allan was leaving the well, he saw Nasasira carrying Gift on his back, moving uphill in the farm. Allan continued home with the water and lost sight of them.
A few minutes later, Ntegyerize Sarah began searching for her daughter. Although Allan explained seeing Fred carrying Gift away from the well, they couldn’t locate her. Later that evening, Nasasira sneaked into the home, ate supper, and disappeared, with Gift still missing. On Monday, her mother reported her disappearance to the Kebisoni Police Station.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, stated that efforts to locate the girl were intensified, and her body was found buried in the bush around 7:00 AM on Wednesday.
Maate says that Police were alerted, and the crime scene was examined and documented. The suspect was arrested and is currently in custody at Rukungiri Central Police Station. The body was taken to Rwakabengo HC III mortuary.
He stated that inquiries are ongoing to establish the motive of the alleged murder and upon completion of inquiries will be arraigned before courts of law.
CUE IN ASP MAATE….ON THE MATTER…..RR/ENG//
