Summary:
- The suspect, identified as Ronald Mfitumukiza, is alleged to have murdered his mother, Consilata Nyirabagenzi, a resident of Kanyamegeri Village, Chihe Parish, Nyakinama Sub-county.
KISORO: Police in Kisoro District have arrested a man accused of killing his 75-year-old mother in Nyakinama Sub-county.
The suspect, identified as Ronald Mfitumukiza, is alleged to have murdered his mother, Consilata Nyirabagenzi, a resident of Kanyamegeri Village, Chihe Parish, Nyakinama Sub-county.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, confirmed that the incident occurred on Saturday around 4:00 PM at their home in Kanyamegeri Village. The suspect is currently detained at Kisoro Central Police Station.
According to Maate, on the day of the incident, Nyirabagenzi sought refuge at Yesu Arakiza Pentecostal Church, where she found Pastor Uwimana Jesca and other women.
She requested their assistance in restraining her son, who had reportedly become violent, breaking household items, and throwing them out of the house.
When Nyirabagenzi returned home with the women to intervene, Mfitumukiza allegedly picked up a piece of wood with nails and struck his mother on the head, killing her instantly.
Maate said that Gasore Edward reported the matter to Nyakinama Police Post, and Kisoro Central Police Station was alerted.
He noted that Police visited the scene, documented the incident, and conducted a postmortem and the body was handed over to the family for burial, and the suspect was arrested.
