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Nzabarinda later handed himself at Bunagana Police Station around midday, where he was arrested and charged accordingly.
KISORO: A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his 53-year-old biological brother in a land dispute in Kisoro District.
The suspect, Evarist Nzabarinda, is accused of murdering his elder brother, Zaire Maniriho, a resident of Gakoro Cell, Gasasa Ward in Bunagana Town Council.
According to police, the incident occurred on Thursday at an unknown time in Gakoro Cell.
Nzabarinda later handed himself at Bunagana Police Station around midday, where he was arrested and charged accordingly.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the two brothers had been living together alone for a long time and had an ongoing land dispute.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, confirmed that a postmortem examination was conducted, witness statements were recorded, and the crime scene was visited, processed, and documented by the Officer-in-Charge of Bunagana Police Station and his team.
Maate urged residents to resolve conflicts peacefully by engaging local leaders and other relevant authorities instead of resorting to violence.
He added that upon completion of investigations, the suspect will be arraigned in court to face the charges.
