24-year-old arrested over defilement in Kakumiro
‘’He found me when I was fetching water; he dragged me into the coffee plantation and defiled me. When I tried to make an alarm, he threatened to kill me.’’
Kakumiro: Police in Kakumiro district are holding 24-year-old Elinest Tumusiime on allegations of defiling a 13-year-old girl.
The suspect is a resident of Ijumangabo B village, Nankulabye parish in Mwitanzige Sub County, Kakumiro district.
Benon Tukwasibwe, the victim’s father, told this publication how her daughter was dragged into a coffee plantation and assaulted.
‘’She approached me while crying and accused Tumusiime of dragging her into the coffee plantation and defiled her.’’
The incident happened over the weekend.
According to the victim, whose name is withheld due to her minor status, the Tumusiime, found her fetching water alone at the borehole, dragged her into a coffee plantation, and defiled her.
‘’He found me when I was fetching water; he dragged me into the coffee plantation and defiled me. When I tried to make an alarm, he threatened to kill me.’’
The Ijumangabo B LCI chairperson, Tumusingyize Robert, accused the suspect of being a drug addict. He is therefore advising the youth to refrain from drug abuse because it is a root cause of such cases.
Tumusingyize adds that the youth should always seek solace in prayers to avoid such evil acts.
Efforts to get a comment from Julius Allan Hakiza, the Albertine Regional Police Spokesperson, were futile.
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