Police in Rukungiri District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 22-year-old man, Crispus Nuwamanya, a resident of Kayaga Cell, Kakindo Parish in Bugangari Sub-county.
According to police, the incident occurred on Wednesday at around 9:50 PM in Kirundo Village, Rugoma Parish, Ruhinda Sub-county.
The Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, Elly Maate, said police received information that robbers had attacked the home of Muhozi Vincent Taifa, a 61-year-old businessman and resident of Kirundo Village.
Maate explained that when police officers responded to the scene, they found one suspected robber, identified as Crispus Nuwamanya, already arrested by residents and badly beaten, while a second suspect had reportedly escaped and remains unidentified.
Police officers quickly rushed Nuwamanya to Rukungiri Health Centre IV for treatment, but he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Maate confirmed that the body was later taken to Buyanja Health Centre III, where a postmortem examination was conducted before it was handed over to the relatives for burial.
He added that two suspects, Muhozi Vincent Taifa (61) and Baguma Felix Kariwano (24), have been arrested to assist police with investigations into the incident.
