When police visited the scene, they found the body half naked with only a blouse on, with both her hands and the neck tied with a veil, the deceased’s knicker, skirt, and a towel.
Mbale City Northern Division Police is hunting for a man only identified as Iman, who is said to have defiled and killed a 15-year old S.2 student of Nakaloke Senior Secondary School in a lodge and later fled after the crime.
According to a receptionist at Grace Guest House located at Gudoi Cell, in Namakwekwe ward, Mbale City Northern Division, identified as Nabende Peter, Iman arrived at the guest house on Sunday at around 9:00am, booked a room No. 11 and informed the receptionist that he is waiting for a friend.
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According to Elgon Police spokesperson Rogers Taitika, shortly after, the girl Sumaya Bint Edrisa arrived at the guest house and was directed to room 11 after being told that someone was waiting for her there. She proceeded to the room.
Taitika said the report was filed by Nambafu Harriet, 54, a business woman and a resident of Gudoi Cell, Namakwekwe ward in Mbale city, who said the deceased was a resident of Dr. Gesa cell, Namunsi ward in Northern Division.
However, at 1:00pm, Nabende discovered that the girl had been killed and abandoned in the room. Later, the man who had hired the room is said to have called the Guest House Manager on mobile telephone number 0745190064 and informed him that there was a package for him in room 11 which he should go and pick.
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The manager then reported the matter to Nkoma Police Station. Taitika told journalists that police investigations had commenced, and that it has been found that the deceased was a girl friend of the suspect.
When police visited the scene, they found the body half naked with only a blouse on, with both her hands and the neck tied with a veil, the deceased’s knicker, skirt, and a towel. The suspect took the deceased’s mobile phone and was using it to call relatives to relay the news of her death.