Police in Rukungiri are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of an unidentified female juvenile whose decomposing body was discovered wrapped in a sack at Nyarwanya village Burora parish Nyarushanje sub county Rukungiri district.
Kigezi region Police mouthpiece Elly Maate explains that on Saturday Evening around 6:00PM, a group of juveniles from the area , moved to Nyarwambu stream located along the border of Ntungamo and Rukungiri districts border to look for firewood and while there, they smelt a decomposing creature which they later discovered wrapped up in sacks.
The juveniles spread the information and it reached the area Chairperson LC 1 Mr Barigye Thomas who upon arrival at the scene, opened the sacks and found a decomposing body of a female juvenile of around 08 to 10 years.
A number of residents gathered but the deceased was not identified prompting the Chairperson to report to Police at Kiyenje Police Post for further management.
The Scene of crime was visited and documented, body was taken to Rwakabengo Health Center III awaiting identification and Postmortem to ascertain the actual cause of the death.