RUKUNGIRI -The territorial police of Rukungiri are investigating circumstances under which a 37 years old man was allegedly murdered and secretly buried by his own family members.
ASP Elly Maate kigezi region police spokesperson has identified the deceased as
Rahab Turinawe a casual labourer resident of Katwekamwe cell Rwentondo ward Eastern division Rukungiri district.
According to police report It’s alleged that on Friday 2/12/2022, at around 6:pm the deceased left home to the garden to plant trees and never returned, until onTuesady 13/12/2022 when his wife Annah Twijukye 36 years reported a case of disappearance at Rukungiri cps.
Residents suspect Rahab’s biological mother Barekura Annah 70 years and her other sons Kansiime, Nabaasa Dickson and Kanyesigye Allan ,since they fled the village having sold a number of their belongings that they could have murdered the deceased considering their previous land conflicts.
They therefore mounted a Search until the on wednesday 14/12/2022 at around 6:30pm when fresh dug soil was seen at a stone quarry surrounded by eucalyptus plantation belonging to one of the brothers Nabaasa Dickson.
Upon digging to find out what could have been buried there, they recovered his decomposing body, naked and wrapped in a sack and that’s when they notified police at Rukungiri Cps.
Maate says the Scene was visited by the Rukungiri homicide team and documented, body was identified by the relatives and conveyed to Rwakabengo Health center Ill for postmortem.
Maate adds that Inquiries are at hand as well as hunt for suspects so that are brought to book.