Primary Seven Pupil Impregnanted, Suspect Arrested in Kabale

By Barham Akatukunda

KABALE- The Police in Kabale district have arrested a 49 years old-man for having impregnated a 14 year-old- girl.

 

ASP Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police spokesperson has identified the suspect as Nkuruziza Etienne alias Kazungu a resident of Kigongi “B” cell, Central division, Kabale municipality who allegedly had carnal knowledge of a 14 years old girl and impregnated her.

 

Maate said that the suspect who is a neighbour to the girl’s residence, alleged defiled her between the month of August and September 2022 in the evening hours when she had gone to watch a film from his place of residence.

 

According to Maate, the pregnancy was realized from Bugongi preparatory primary school in Sheema town council, Sheema district, where she had gone back to school for the recent first term in Primary Seven where she was subjected to medical examination which they always do to all children as their school culture.

 

Maate added that immediately they discovered it, communicated to the parents and was picked and was brought back to Kabale where the case was reported.

 

He noted that inquiries are ongoing, upon completion, will be arraigned before courts of law.