Musabyemahoro was beaten on Christmas when the executive secretary caught him along with his colleague accusing them of throwing stones at his car. <\/p>\n
The child was beaten in Kanto II village, Saga cell of Mukindo sector in Gisagara district. <\/p>\n
Sources reveal that the executive secretary locked the children inside Mukindo sector offices and beat them. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe seized the children accusing them of throwing stones at his car and violating COVID-19 preventive measures,\u201d said one resident. <\/p>\n
Two days later, one of the two children died and residents connected the death to beatings. <\/p>\n
The spokesperson of Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), Dr Murangira B. Thierry has told IGIHE that the suspect has been arrested. <\/p>\n
\u201cRIB Gisagara station has received information that Etienne Musabyemahoro,15, a son of Paul Sibomana and Nyiratebuka has died. RIB rushed to the scene and took the body to Rwanda Forensic Laboratory at Kacyiru for postmortem,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cDuring preliminary investigation, the executive secretary admitted to have beaten the child but explained he beat them slightly that it could not result into death,\u201d added Dr Murangira. <\/p>\n
Article 121 of Rwanda’s Penal Code stipulates that any person who, willfully injures, beats or commits any serious violence against another person, commits an offence. <\/p>\n
Upon conviction, he\/she is liable to imprisonment for a term of not less than three years and not more than five years and a fine of not less than Rwf 500,000 and not more than Rwf 1,000,000.<\/p>\n
If the beatings or injuries resulted into death, the culprit is liable to a sentence between 15 and 20 years and fine ranging from Rwf 5 million to Rwf 7 million. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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