KANUNGU DISTRICT (UGNEWSLINE) – Police in Kanungu District have launched investigations into the sudden death of a 60-year-old woman whose lifeless body was discovered at her home in Nyanga Sub-county.
The deceased has been identified as Tindiwegi Medius, a resident of Nyakashozi Cell, Bukorwe Parish, Nyanga Sub-county in Kanungu District.
According to a press statement issued by Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson SP Nelson Tumushime on November 1, 2026, the incident occurred on October 31, 2026.
Preliminary information indicates that the deceased’s husband, Yeremia Bakunzi, last saw her at around 8:00 p.m. on October 29, 2026, when she reportedly informed him that she was going to buy tobacco for smoking.
Bakunzi reportedly waited for his wife to return, but she did not come back. He later retired to bed.
However, upon waking up the following morning, he reportedly found his wife lying lifeless at the entrance of their kitchen.
Police in Kanungu were immediately notified and dispatched a team to the scene to establish the circumstances surrounding her death.
The body was subsequently conveyed to Kambuga Hospital for a postmortem examination to establish the possible cause of death.
Police have appealed to the deceased’s relatives and family members to remain calm as they await the findings of the postmortem report.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death are ongoing.
