Police probe mysterious death of Senior Six Vacist in Rukungiri

Police in Rukungiri are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 22 years old S.6 vacist in a lodge.

The deceased has been identified as Davis Turyatunga a student in S.6 vacation and resident of Binyena village Kisizi parish Nyarushanje sub-county, who was found dead in Ensinikweri Moses’s bar in the lodge room.

According to the deceased’s mother Rosemary Kyomuhendo, her son left home on 12/02/2023, at about 2300hrs with Twinamatsiko Sustino 20 years an S.4 vacist to an unknown place.

It is alleged that the duo later appeared at the mentioned bar at Kisizi upper trading center where they allegedly asked to be served drinks in a private room lodge section.

However, at around 0400hrs Sustino informed the bar attendants that his colleague now the deceased was very drunk and unable to move by himself, hence leaving him deep asleep.

But in the morning of 13/02/2023 at about 1000hrs, he was found dead by bar attendants when they checked on him after he failed to open the door.

ASP Maat Elly the PRO Kigezi region says that officers led by the district CID boss and team were notified and visited the scene.

They recovered 4 empty plastic bottles of Torero drink and 2 Sting energy drink from the room where the body was found.

The body was conveyed to Rwakabengo health centre III mortuary for postmortem and the two bar attendants plus Twinamatsiko were arrested to help the police in the investigations.