- Summary:
- John Muhimba stands accused of killing his 45-year-old wife, Shallon Niwamanya, a resident of Karukara Cell, Karukara Ward, Hamurwa Town Council in Rubanda District.
RUBANDA: Police in Rubanda District have apprehended a 45-year-old man on suspicion of murdering his wife in Hamurwa Town Council.
John Muhimba stands accused of killing his 45-year-old wife, Shallon Niwamanya, a resident of Karukara Cell, Karukara Ward, Hamurwa Town Council in Rubanda District.
According to a statement from the police, there had been a history of domestic violence between the deceased and the suspect. Allegedly, on Tuesdays (Karukara market day), the wife would routinely endure beatings from her husband.
On Tuesday this week, both were operating their Bar/Hotel business together. At approximately 10:00 PM, with only a few customers remaining, Muhimba initiated a quarrel with his wife, insisting that she leave the bar. Subsequently, she complied and retired to bed.
Now, yesterday at around 11:00 AM, Muhimba summoned his neighbor, Arineitwe Deus, to his place of work. Upon arrival, Deus was directed to the bedroom where he discovered Niwamanya Shallon’s lifeless body, with blood seeping from her mouth and ears.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson, reported that authorities were alerted to the incident, the scene was promptly attended to, examined, and documented. Witness statements were gathered, and a postmortem was conducted before the body was released to the relatives for burial.
Maate disclosed that a shirt, suspected to be stained with human blood, was recovered from the suspect as evidence.
