Police in Kabale are hunting for unknown assailants who raped a 32 years old woman before murdering her.
The deceased has been identified as Promise Nshabohurira a resident of Ryaruhinda cell, Mukarangye ward, Katuna town council in Kabale district.
According to IP Elly Maate, it is alleged that on 12/02/022 around 07:00 hrs. the mother to the deceased one Adrine Kankundiye left her at home and went running an errand. However, when she returned home at about 1900hrs, the deceased was not home.
The mother waited for her to return, in vain and she decided to go to bed.
Unfortunately, on the morning of Sunday 13/02/2022 at around 0700hrs, she received information that her daughter was lying dead along the road.
The area chairperson Erick Mbarara informed Police at Katuna, who also informed their counterparts at Cps Kabale who visited the scene and examined the body.
Maate says the body was lying in a pool of blood, her knickers torn, and private parts had injuries. The deceased’s blouse was also raised above armpits to the breasts, suggestive of rape before she was killed.
Police recorded statements from relevant witnesses, and the body was conveyed to Kabale referral hospital mortuary for postmortem.
