The Police in Rubanda District are investigating circumstances under which a 35 year old woman was allegedly raped and killed.
The suspected killer has been identified as a 28-year-old man Owamani Brian who was later clobbered to death by mob.
Kigezi Region Police Spokesman Elly Maate confirmed the murder and identified the deceased woman as Aharimpisa Justine 35, a resident of Nyakiharo village in Kitojo Parish, Bubaare Sub County in Rubanda District.
Maate told our reporter that the now Owamani met the deceased together with Christine Kyosimire and Tumuranje on their way back home at around 10pm on Saturday night and grabbed her while the other two ran away.
However, on Sunday morning May 30th 2021, Kyosimire returned to the scene where they were attacked from and found Aharimpisa unconsciously lying in the near bushes.
Maate says that the deceased was cleaned and helped to be taken to the hospital but she passed away and was returned home.
The PRO adds that a case of murder was reported at Bubaare Police Station under reference number SD 08/30/05/2021 to help in investigations and the Police led by the OC Station Rubanda Bonny Echonga and team visited the scene.
The body was found with bruises all over and investigations by Police established that the deceased was first raped before she was killed.
The suspect Nowamani who earlier went into hiding was on Sunday afternoon located in the same village and beaten by the residents to coma before the police rescued him but unfortunately died as he was being taken to hospital.
