Police in Rubirizi District are investigating the circumstances under which a 44-year-old woman drowned in the Kyambura River and died.
The woman, identified as Jackline Kyomuzobe, was reportedly harvesting coffee at her home when she received a phone call from a woman named Valencia. Valencia told Kyomuzobe that coffee was being bought at a good price at the Omuruhita trading center, and Kyomuzobe decided to take her coffee there to sell.
Kyomuzobe told her daughter-in-law where she was going and promised to return home with a fish for sauce. However, she never returned home, and her family members filed a missing person report with the Nyakasharu police station.
During the search for Kyomuzobe, one of her shoes was found in a bar owned by Valencia. The shoe was recovered and taken to the Nyakasharu police station.
Kyomuzobe’s body was later found floating in the Kyambura River near the Zuba dam. The body was recovered and taken to the morgue for a postmortem examination.
Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding Kyomuzobe’s death. However, they say that they are not ruling out the possibility of foul play.
