EDITOR
Police in Rubirizi District are searching for unknown assailants who murdered a five-year-old child for unknown reasons.
The incident occurred between 8:00 AM on February 24, 2025, and 6:00 AM on February 25, 2025, in Mugogo I Village, Mugogo Parish, Ryeru Sub-county, Rubirizi District.
Marcial Tumusiime, the Greater Bushenyi Police spokesperson, confirmed the incident and identified the deceased as a five-year-old baby class pupil of Mugogo Primary School and a resident of Buzenga Cell, Buzenga Parish, Ryeru Sub-county.
It is alleged that on February 24, 2025, the child left his grandmother’s home, where he was staying, to walk to Mugogo Primary School alone. However, he never reached the school, which is located half a kilometer from his home, and did not return.
Dociata Tumuhairwe, 56, the child’s grandmother, said after waiting in vain for the child to return, she rushed to the school, where she was informed that he had never arrived.
Tumusiime stated that a case of disappearance was reported at Rubirizi Police Station. Unfortunately, the child’s body was later discovered by locals and taken to Rugazi Health Centre IV for a postmortem examination.
