RUKUNGIRI: Police in Rukungiri District have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Auma Doreen, a 50-year-old sister of a UPDF soldier, in Bikurungu Town Council.
The suspects, identified as Arimpisya Arthur Esau, Karuhize Yoramu, and Kyomukama Moreen, are accused of murdering Auma Doreen, an Acholi by tribe, peasant, and resident of Kanshekye II Cell, Eastern Ward, Bikurungu Town Council.
The case was reported by RO 14977 LT. Ogwanga Tokwiny Richard (40), a UPDF soldier attached to the 19th Battalion at Nchwera Barracks, Rwenshama, in Rukungiri District. Police say the murder took place on Tuesday at around 3:00 PM at Kanshekye Cell, Eastern Ward, Bikurungu Town Council.
According to police, at around 4:00 PM on the same day, LT. Ogwanga received a phone call from a Good Samaritan informing him that his sister, Auma Doreen, had been struck by lightning and thunder at her home.
Upon receiving the news, he decided to visit his sister’s home in Kanshekye II Cell, Bikurungu Town Council, to confirm the situation.
Before reaching the house, however, a local resident (name withheld) stopped him and informed him that his sister had not been struck by lightning as initially reported. Instead, she had allegedly been assaulted by Arimpisya Arthur Esau, who accused her of insulting his father, Karuhize Yoramu.
Upon confirming the new information, LT. Ogwanga proceeded to report the matter to Bikurungu Police Post for further investigation.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson, confirmed that a case of suspected murder had been reported at Bikurungu Police Post and was being investigated as a homicide at Rukungiri Central Police Station.
Maate added that the crime scene was examined and documented by the district SOCO (Scene of Crime Officers), homicide detectives, and local police.
The body was transported to the Rwakabengo Health Center III mortuary for a postmortem examination, which revealed that the deceased had indeed been assaulted, sustaining internal bleeding that ultimately led to her death.
