Byamukama Libino, Kabale – The Kabale Chief Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged and remanded a Rwandan national couple over the gruesome murder of an 83-year-old man and aggravated robbery.
The court, presided over by the Kabale Grade I Magistrate, His Worship Julius Mutabazi, heard from the prosecution led by Rachael Nkwanzi that Desire Kwizera, 26, and Uwingabire, 19, both Rwandan nationals, on May 31, 2024, at Karujabura, Kitumba Sub-county, Kabale District, with malice aforethought, unlawfully caused the death of Godfrey Twinomujuni, contrary to sections 188 and 189 of the Penal Code Act.
The court was also told that Desire Kwizera, 26, and Uwingabire, 19, on May 31, 2024, at Karujabura, Kitumba Sub-county, Kabale District, stole a metallic case, clothes, bed sheets, two pairs of shoes, an old model radio, a leather bag with two watches, an ATM card in the name of Godfrey Twinomujuni, a mattress, a sack containing kitchen utensils, black shoes, an iron box, and a bicycle, all worth UGX 2 million, and immediately or after the said robbery, used a deadly weapon, a hammer and a knife, and caused the death of Godfrey Twinomujuni.
Nkwanzi told the court that investigations into the matter are still ongoing.
His Worship Mutabazi didn’t allow the duo to take a plea as his court has no jurisdiction over the case, as it is a capital offence that can only be heard by the High Court. He then remanded them to Ndorwa Government Prison until June 27, 2024, when the case will come up for mention.
