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Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke stated on Wednesday that a police investigation, aided by the K-9 unit, led officers to Amarakutunga’s home, approximately 300 meters from the crime scene.
KITAGWENDA: Kitagwenda District Police have arrested Amarakutunga Levi, a male councillor representing persons with disabilities, for allegedly murdering a 4-year-old child in a suspected ritual sacrifice.
According to police reports, the child from Nyaruhanda Village went missing on March 16, 2025, after being sent to a neighbor’s house. The body was discovered the following day, March 17, in a bush.
Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke stated on Wednesday that a police investigation, aided by the K-9 unit, led officers to Amarakutunga’s home, approximately 300 meters from the crime scene.
Kituuma said that a bloodstained panga, suspected to be the murder weapon, was also recovered about 200 meters from where the body was found.
He noted that further searches at the suspect’s residence revealed more incriminating evidence, including a bucket filled with water containing blood-stained clothes and blood stains on the wall of one of the rooms.
Kituuma confirmed that Amarakutunga, who also doubles as a musician, is currently detained at Kitagwenda Central Police Station for further questioning.
