Police arrest man over student’s death
The body of Brenda Ankunda who was supposed to sit her final examination paper on April 1, 2021 was retrieved from Kahengye stream on March 31 after she left home on Monday saying she was going to school to prepare for her final paper.
What you need to know:
- Brenda Ankunda, a resident of Bugangari Sub-County in Rukungiri, was killed last month a day to the completion of her UCE examinations.
Police in Rukungiri District have arrested a man to help with investigations into the killing of Brenda Ankunda, a Rukungiri High School student.
Ankunda was killed a day to her last Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examination.
The suspect, said to be in his 20s, was reported to be in a relationship with the deceased.
Police picked the suspect from an electronics shop near Rwenshama stage in Rukungiri Municipality.
Detectives zeroed in on him after print-outs of telephone call logs showed that the suspect was the last person to talk to Ankunda before she met a brutal death.
A police team led by Mr Victor Arimpa, the deputy Criminal Investigations Department officer at Rukungiri Central Police Station, also searched the suspect’s residence in Farmer’s Village, Rukungiri Municipality.
It remained unclear whether they retrieved any items.
Ankunda, a resident of Bugangari Sub-County in Rukungiri, was killed last month a day to the completion of her UCE examinations.
Her body was retrieved from Kahengye stream and taken to Rwakabengo Health Centre III mortuary where it was identified by the relatives and taken for burial.
Police said it was premature to speculate about possible motive of the killing and believe other suspects are still at large.
