The Police in Kisoro District have recovered the decomposing body of a 20 year old girl who was last seen alive on Thursday August 26th 2021.
Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson Elly Maate identified the deceased as Nyirabwiza Promise the daughter of Ndimubanza Augustine who are residents of Katovu village in Nyakinama Sub County in Kisoro District whose body was recovered yesterday evening.
Maate said that the decomposing body of Nyirabwiza who was last seen on August 26th was reported to the Police by Nsabimana Mathew Chairman of Mwaro village also in Nyakinama Sub County after a foul smell emanating from the body was found lying in the garden.
“When the Police Detectives visited the scene of the crime, the body was found with wounds around the neck which suggests cutting. That two pairs of open shoes one suspected to be for a female and another for a male were also recovered including a red and while jacket,” Maate said.
The Police preliminary investigation indicates that the body which had started rotting and having a foul smell could have spent about 3 days in the garden.
The body was retrieved by the Police and taken to Kisoro Governmemt Hospital Mortuary for a postmortem examination to be carried out and a case of murder by cutting was reported at Kisoro Central Police Station under reference number CRB 435/2021 to help in further investigation.
Maate said that so far no arrests have been made but the Police are following the crew in their findings.
