Three people are under police detention for allegedly killing a 64-year-old woman in Kanungu district.
Scovia Nyiramahoro, a resident of Rukarara village, Rwanga ward, Kihihi town council, was found dead on July 26, 2024, at around 08:00 AM.
A local resident identified only as Alex reported that he went to Nyiramahoro’s home to buy coffee worth 40,000 shillings as they had agreed the day before. When she did not respond to his calls, her 13-year-old grandson informed him that they had gone to sleep. Upon checking the bedroom, they found her lying dead on the bed.
Elly Maate, the police spokesperson for Kigezi region, stated that upon being alerted, the police found the deceased’s body with marks indicating she had been killed.
Maate added that police investigations have so far led to the arrest of Boaz Muhumuza, 54, a resident of Rwamuhima village, Kyamakanda parish, Buyanja Sub county, Rukungiri district; Nelson Ndindwamukama, 24, a chef at Rovens Hotel in Kihihi Town Council and a resident of Kyandago village, Rutendero parish, Kayonza sub county; and Justus Matsiko, 34, a bodaboda rider of Rwenyerere B cell, Bihomborwa Ward, Kihihi Town Council, Kanungu district, for questioning.
The case is registered at Kihihi Police Station under file number CRB 290/2024.
