Summary:
- The suspect, Samantha Muyehe, is a tailoring instructor at the same child development center and resides in Nyakahita village, Kigata Parish, Kyanamira Sub-County, Kabale District
KABALE: Police in Kabale District have arrested a 45-year-old tailoring instructor for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl, a pupil at Kamuronko Child Development Center.
The suspect, Samantha Muyehe, is a tailoring instructor at the same child development center and resides in Nyakahita village, Kigata Parish, Kyanamira Sub-County, Kabale District.
According to a police statement, on the evening of August 7, 2024, the suspect encountered the victim on her way home as she waited for her younger sister. He asked her to accompany him to the river, but she refused.
Muyehe then grabbed the basket she was carrying and ran off. The victim followed him, pleading for the return of her basket. When he noticed the victim’s sister approaching, he returned the basket and left.
The following day, on August 8, 2024, at around 10:30 AM, during break time, the suspect saw the victim on the school compound. He lured her to the church gallery under the pretense of repairing her torn uniform.
Muyehe gave her UGX 2,000, then forcibly removed her underwear and sexually assaulted her in the church gallery.
After the assault, Muyehe pretended to be making a phone call, allowing the victim to dress and leave the church. She immediately ran out and later confided in her parents about the incident.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, stated that the victim’s father reported the crime to Maziba Police Station, leading to the suspect’s arrest.
Muyehe is now detained at Kabale Central Police Station.
