Police in Kyankwanzi District have arrested one Festo Nkuruziza , 25, in connection with the murder of Henonia Nyirihabimana 40, following a violent incident believed to have been triggered by jealousy.
According to police, the suspect, a resident of Lusengejjo Village, Butemba Town Council, had been in an intimate relationship with the deceased.
On the night preceding Tuesday, as residents prepared to receive the President for a campaign tour in Kyankwanzi, Festo reportedly received information that his fiancée had been seen with another man at a local bar.
Wamala Region police spokesperson, Lameck Kigozi noted that the suspect armed himself with a panga and stormed the bar.
The alleged male companion managed to escape, though he sustained serious injuries, including the severing of two fingers.
The suspect then reportedly turned his attack on Nyirihabimana, inflicting fatal stab wounds.
The victim succumbed to her injuries the following morning.
Police confirmed that both the suspect and the deceased were Rwandan nationals who had been living in Kyankwanzi District and working as casual labourers in Butemba Town Council. The deceased was a mother of three children, none of whom are with the suspect.
Investigations into the matter are nearly complete, and the case file is awaiting perusal by the Resident State Attorney of Kyankwanzi for the sanctioning of murder charges.
Police have condemned the act and urged the public to resolve disputes peacefully and seek lawful means of conflict resolution.
