Police in Rukiga are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of 43 years old Leonard Tushemerirwe a resident of Rwempango cell Kyerero parish Bukinda sub county Rukiga district, whose body was discovered on 25/9/22 morning being eaten by dogs in a garden of beans about 100 meters from her home.
According to Elly Maate the Kigezi region police spokesman, the deceased has been a village drunkard and that on 23/9/2022 she was seen drinking in several bars in Kyerero trading center and that when she became too drunk, she disappeared and the residents thought she had gone to her home.
But by yesterday evening 24/9/2022 she had not reached home, that’s when her children reported her disappearance to the area chairperson Madame Tushabe and today morning she organized the residents to carry out a search in the village, and indeed she was discovered dead.
Police was notified, visited the scene, processed and body was taken to Kabale hospital mortuary for postmortem.
Inquiries are underway.