Summary:
- Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region police spokesperson, confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as Deusi Muhereza, 35, a resident of Mukaziniro Trading Center in Rubanda District.
RUBANDA: A 25-year-old man has killed his biological brother in Rubanda District after being released from prison.
The suspect, identified as Gerevazio Kamugisha, alias Kaboy, had just completed a ten-month sentence at Ndorwa Government Prison in Kabale District for malicious damage and possession of marijuana.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region police spokesperson, confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as Deusi Muhereza, 35, a resident of Mukaziniro Trading Center in Rubanda District. According to Maate, Kamugisha attacked and killed Muhereza with a hoe following a heated argument.
Maate revealed that both brothers were taking care of their mentally ill parents. On Sunday, Muhereza had visited their parents, bringing with him a sack of posho and beans.
Maate explained that Kamugisha became upset, accusing his brother of always bringing posho instead of rice. The argument escalated, leading Kamugisha to pick up a hoe from the compound and fatally strike his brother.
Their father, who witnessed the aftermath, found Muhereza lying in a pool of blood with Kamugisha seated beside the body. He alerted the local residents, who apprehended Kamugisha and handed him over to the police at Kabale Police Station.
Maate noted that Rubanda police officers were informed, and a murder case was registered, the crime scene was visited, the murder weapon a hoe was recovered, and a postmortem was conducted. Kamugisha has since been transferred to Rubanda Central Police Station, where he is currently detained.
