{"id":49962,"date":"2024-02-09T16:17:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T16:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/alleged-serial-killer-kazungu-pleads-guilty-prosecution-seeks-life-sentence\/"},"modified":"2024-02-10T07:58:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T07:58:25","slug":"alleged-serial-killer-kazungu-pleads-guilty-prosecution-seeks-life-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/alleged-serial-killer-kazungu-pleads-guilty-prosecution-seeks-life-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Alleged serial killer Kazungu pleads guilty: Prosecution seeks life sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"

The prosecution detailed Kazungu’s alleged crimes, revealing that from April to September 5, 2023, he resided in a Kicukiro District house where bodies were discovered. The intervention stemmed from issues with the landlord, leading to a search uncovering human remains.<\/p>\n

Upon arrest, Kazungu confessed to killing and burying 13 people in the house, identifying some victims. Evidence and testimonies illustrated inhumane acts, torture tools, and victims’ accounts of brutality.<\/p>\n

The prosecution validated rape charges through a victim’s testimony. Kazungu admitted burying bodies in his kitchen, with accompanying photos. Theft, threats, and victims’ imprisonment charges were supported by written testimonies and evidence of stolen property.<\/p>\n

Additional charges included the destruction of a rented house, forgery, and unauthorized access to victims’ phones. Kazungu pleaded guilty, expressing remorse and asking for forgiveness. He denied poverty as a motive, acknowledging the impact on families and the Rwandan community.<\/p>\n

While the prosecution seeks a life sentence and a fine of Rwf 10 million, Kazungu pleads for leniency, vowing not to commit further crimes and recognizing the damage caused to families and the Rwandan community.<\/p>\n

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{Denis Kazungu, accused of serial killings, including murder and rape, appeared in Nyarugenge Intermediate Court on February 9. Donned in a prison-issued outfit, he was accompanied by his lawyer Faustin Murangwa.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000063578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-49962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-justice","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000063578,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/kazungu-2-2790f.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/kazungu-2-2790f.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/kazungu-2-2790f.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/kazungu-2-2790f.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/kazungu-2-2790f.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/kazungu-2-2790f.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000063578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49962"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=49962"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=49962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}