NEWS– Police in Kisoro have arrested one person in connection to the death of a 75 year old woman in Kisoro district.
ASP Elly Maate the Kigezi region police spokesperson identified the detained as Ronald Mfitumukiza who allegedly murdered his biological old mother Consilata Nyirabagenzi a resident of Kanyamegeri village, Chihe parish, Nyakinama sub county, in Kisoro district.
According to Maate, the incident occurred on 30th November 2024 at around 4: 00am at the above address.
It is alleged that on the above mentioned date and time, the deceased one Nyirabagenzi Consilata ran to Yesu Arakiza pentaconstal Church and found pastor Uwimana Jesca and other women whom she requested to help arrest her son who had turned violent at home breaking property and throwing them out of the house.
When the deceased and other women reached home the said son picked a wood with nails and hit the mother on the head and she fell down and died instantly.
A report was made at Nyakinama police post by Gasore Edward and Kisoro CPS was accordingly alerted.
The scene was visited and documented, postmortem was done at the site and the body was handed over to the relatives for decent burial and the suspect was arrested as inquiries continue.