Betty Kizza, aged 14 has been raped and killed in Kituba village, Nama sub-county, Mukono district. 14-Year-Old. Kizza went missing on Friday but her body was discovered on Saturday by locals who found it dumped in the bushes.
Mukono police suspect that the deceased was sexually assaulted and later killed on the same day she was reported missing. Police after being alerted about Kizza’s murder rushed to the scene with sniffer dogs.
Assistant Superintendent of Police -ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, said sniffer dogs led police officers and detectives to the home of two men who have since been arrested.
“The dog led the police to the recovery of different exhibits like the gumboots used by the assailants and also managed to arrest two suspects who are believed to have participated in the Murder,” ASP Owoyesigyire said.
ASP Owoyesigyire has identified the arrested suspects as Nvuyukule Martin, 27, and Oriema Mikaire, 28 who are now incarcerated at Mukono Police station. “Upon physical observation of the deceased’s body, it is suspected that the victim was sexually assaulted before she was Murdered,” police said.
Kizza’s body has since been taken to the city mortuary at Mulago for Post-mortem. The suspects are expected to be grilled in order to explain what prompted their heinous acts.