Summary:
- Police says that Kasirikare, along with an accomplice identified only as Seguya, stole a pig valued at Shs 250,000 from an unidentified resident in Kyanamira.
KABALE: Police in Kabale District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the drowning of a 23-year-old man, identified as Fred Kasirikare, a resident of Kabura Village in Kyanamira Sub-County.
According to Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson ASP Elly Maate, the incident occurred on Sunday around 2:00 PM.
Police says that Kasirikare, along with an accomplice identified only as Seguya, stole a pig valued at Shs 250,000 from an unidentified resident in Kyanamira.
As the duo attempted to flee, angry residents pursued them. In the chaos, Kasirikare reportedly fell into a water-filled ditch while trying to escape and drowned on the spot.
Upon receiving the information, Kasirikare’s relatives alerted the police, who quickly responded to the scene. A case file of suspected drowning has been opened to investigate the circumstances and verify the events leading to Kasirikare’s death.
Maate said that Kabale homicide team, led by D/SP Mukama Hakim, visited, examined, and documented the scene.
Statements were recorded from eyewitnesses and Kasirikare’s body was transported to Kabale Regional Referral Hospital for a postmortem examination.
He said that investigations into the incident are ongoing.
