The District has detained a 33 year old man for alleged murder of his biological father whom he has been threatening to kill for a long time.
According to the Kigezi Region Police spokesperson ASP Elly Maate, the suspect in custody is Atukwatse Lenato alias Ronald who is alleged have murdered his father Byebiroha Nesiforo 61, both residents of Karuhara cell, Ndago parish in Nyarushanje Sub County, Rukungiri district.
The Regional Police mouthpiece said that on Saturday at around 11Pm at the above address, the suspect assaulted the deceased critically using a blunt object
The deceased, suspect and one Kitaragabirwe Beatrice (wife of the deceased) were staying together in the same house from which the suspect used to force doors open after coming home late, an act that would anger the deceased causing him to warn the suspect who could respond by threatening to kill him
It’s said that at around midday, Kitaragabirwe, left both the deceased and the suspect home went to Nyarushanje Catholic church for prayers and the following day at around 1Am she came back home and found Byebiroha dead lying in pool of blood in the compound between the kitchen and their main house with their son Ronald (suspect) not at home.
It’s from here that She raised an alarm that attracted local residents who arrested the son, notified Police who came, visited and documented the scene.
The suspect was detained at Rukungiri CPS and body taken to Rwakabengo Health Center III mortuary for postmortem examination.
Maate added that a statement of murder by assault was registered at Rukungiri Central Police station under file number CRB 1098/2023 as the inquiries are underway.
