Summary:
- Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, identified the deceased as Jovinta Tumushabe, a resident of Kafumbo Village, Rubaya Sub-County, Kabale District.
KABALE: Police in Kabale District have arrested six suspects in connection with the murder of a 45-year-old woman in Rubaya Sub-County.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, identified the deceased as Jovinta Tumushabe, a resident of Kafumbo Village, Rubaya Sub-County, Kabale District.
Maate stated that Tumushabe was allegedly murdered on Thursday night in Kafumbo Village.
The suspects were identified as Gadi Turyatemba, Niwagaba Fred, Friday Damson, Orikiriza Ambrose, Taremwa Esau, and Bahati Abdul, all residents of Kagasha Village in Rubaya Sub-County.
According to Maate, some residents reported seeing the suspects arguing with the victim on Thursday over undisclosed issues.
Tragically, Tumushabe’s body was discovered on Friday at around 7:00 a.m. on the roadside in Kafumbo. She had multiple injuries, indicating she had been violently attacked.
Maate revealed that residents immediately alerted the Kabale District Police Commander (DPC) and the Officer in Charge (OC) of the area, who then informed the District Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officer.
He noted that the CID team promptly responded to the scene, examined, and documented it, statements were recorded from witnesses, and the body was taken for examination and a postmortem.
