Summary:
During the investigation, police recovered the suspected murder weapon, a blood-stained panga, which was exhibited as evidence. Natukunda was subsequently arrested and is currently in police custody.
KABALE: Police in Kabale District have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly killing his 21-year-old wife on Valentine’s Day over accusations of infidelity.
The suspect, identified as Nestor Natukunda, reportedly ambushed his wife, Shilla Ainembabazi, on Friday at around 5:00 PM in Central Division, Kabale Municipality. He allegedly hacked her to death with a panga, which he later abandoned in his father’s sweet potato garden across the road. Both the suspect and the deceased were residents of Nyarutuntu Cell, Butobere Ward, Central Division in Kabale Municipality.
According to police reports, Ainembabazi had left her husband’s home in early January 2025 to travel to Kampala for shopping, as she intended to open a shop. However, upon her return, her husband suspected her of infidelity and assaulted her. She was taken to the hospital by her father-in-law, Alex Kwehangana, where she received treatment before being discharged and returning home.
Following the attack on Friday, Natukunda reportedly called his brother, Nicolas, and confessed to the crime. Nicolas then informed their father, who rushed home to confirm the incident before reporting the matter to Kabale Police Station. A case of murder was registered.
Kigezi region police spokesperson, Elly Maate, stated that the Kabale Police homicide team, led by District CID Officer D/SP Mukama Hakim, visited, examined, and documented the crime scene. Statements were recorded from key witnesses, and the victim’s body was taken to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for a postmortem examination.
During the investigation, police recovered the suspected murder weapon, a blood-stained panga, which was exhibited as evidence. Natukunda was subsequently arrested and is currently in police custody.
Maate confirmed that upon completion of investigations, the suspect will be arraigned before the courts of law to face murder charges.
CUE IN MAATE…..ON MURDER……RR/ENG//
