The file of four murder suspects that were arrested and detained recently at Nyagatare Police Post has been transferred to Nyagatare prosecution head office.
According to Alain Mukurarinda the spokesman of Rwanda Public Prosecution Authority (RPPA) after a thorough investigation the file intends to be transferred to RPPA head offices in Kigali.
“Such heavy crimes are not tried elsewhere but here at the RPPA head office which has the competence to try them,” Mukurarinda said.
Mukurarinda said that the file will be transferred after seven days.
Four men were arrested for allegedly beating up a 37-year-old man to death. The incident occurred on in Gitenguhe Cell, Tabagwe Sector of Nyagatare District.
Nyagatare police identified the deceased as Francois Nshimamugabe while the murder suspects were identified as as Eric Musengamana, Moses Mbarushimana, Richard Twagirumwami and Ernest Niyonsenga.
Before the deceased killed, the eye witness said he was accused of stealing a mattress from his ex-wife’s home.
“He was a notorious thief in the area. He raided his former wife’s home and stole a mattress. On his way, he met some people and tried to fight them but was overwhelmed,” one residents reportedly said.
Meanwhile, sources have said that investigations of whereabouts of Vianney Murasandonyi – now on run, another murder suspects in the same District still continues.
The suspect is reported to have murdered a 47-Year old man in Mimuli Sector, Nyagatare District over what is believed to be a longstanding land dispute.
According to Police, the deceased was murdered, using a machete.
“He disappeared immediately after committing the crime. We are still hunting him down but we assure residents he will be arrested and brought to justice,” a police officer at Nyagatare Police Post reportedly said.
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