Police in Isingiro District have made a major breakthrough in the murder of Karuhanga Gordon, a 48-year-old resident of Rugaara Cell, Kagarama Parish, Kagarama Sub-county, Isingiro District.
Following a report of the incident, Police promptly responded with a team comprising homicide detectives, Scenes of Crime Officers, and a K-9 unit.
At the scene, a thorough examination was conducted by the dog handler, after which a sniffer dog was introduced. The dog picked up the strongest scent believed to belong to the suspect and tracked it for a distance of about 100 meters from the scene, eventually leading to and positively identifying a suspect known as Gerald, who was among other community members present.
The suspect was identified by the complainant as a co-worker of the deceased. It was established that both men were employed by the same person to work on a plantation and were residing together in the same house.
Upon arrest, the suspect was found with bloodstains on his hands, suspected to be of human origin.
During interrogation, he confessed to having fought with the deceased during the night, together with four other individuals who were in the house, after returning from a drinking joint.
The suspected murder weaponsa pit axe and a stick, both bearing bloodstains, were recovered at the scene.
