KAZO – Police in Kazo District have launched investigations into a suspected murder incident involving a 10-year-old girl and the attempted killing of her mother, whose life remains at stake.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The deceased has been identified as Ahimbisibwe Shalonna, a Primary Two pupil at Keicumu Maranatha Primary School and daughter of Kyomugisha Juliet, 28, who survived the attack but remains in critical condition.
Following the incident on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at Keicumu II Cell, Keicumu Parish, Engari Sub-county, one Kamukama Alon was arrested by Police as a suspect in connection with the incident.
Reliable sources indicate that at around 11:00 p.m. on the fateful night, the suspect reportedly approached neighbors and informed them that there was a dead body at his residence, without specifying whose body it was.
Alarmed by the information, the neighbors, led by the LC I Chairperson, proceeded to his home, where they discovered the deceased lying on a bed alongside her mother, who was in critical condition and lying in a pool of blood.
Community members immediately rescued the surviving victim and rushed her to Kagongo Hospital in Ibanda District for medical attention before reporting the incident to the Police.
The Rwizi Regional Police spokesperson, SP Samson Kasasira, confirmed the incident, stating that upon receiving the report, a team of investigators, canine handlers, and uniformed personnel promptly responded to the scene to commence investigations.
He noted that during the investigations, a sniffer dog was deployed and successfully tracked a scent trail that led officers to Star Clinic in Keicumu, where the suspect, who is reportedly the survivor’s husband, was found receiving medical attention.
Further preliminary findings indicate that the suspect maintains a traditional shrine at his residence. Investigators have also established that the surviving victim entered the marriage with the suspect with a child from a previous relationship, the deceased in this incident.
Additionally, investigators recovered a white bucket containing reddish-coloured water at the scene, suspected to have been used by the suspect to wash himself after the incident.
Kasasira noted that both the recovered suspected exhibits and other findings at the scene form part of the ongoing forensic investigations.
The suspect remains in Police custody as investigators await his full recovery and improved medical condition to facilitate further questioning and establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Meanwhile, the Police have commended the community for their swift response in rescuing the survivor and urge the public to continue cooperating with authorities as investigations into the tragic incident continue.
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