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Judith Kyarisiima, a senior midwife at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital went missing on Monday, September 2,
Her body was recovered today morning after a week of searching
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By Fred K. Kakuru
Mbarara -
The territorial police of the Rwizi region has recovered the body of Judith Kyarisiima, a senior midwife at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, this morning. According to Samson Kasasira, the spokesperson for the Rwizi region police, Kyarisiima, 50, and wife to Nkwasibwe Justus of Katete Central in Mbarara City South, had been missing since September 2, 2024. Her body was discovered today at 9:00 a.m. near the shores of River Rwizi in the Rugazi area.
Justus Nkwasibwe, Late Kyarisiima's husband has been arrested by taken into custody by Police to help in investigations
"The body has been taken to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital morgue for a postmortem to determine the cause of death, whether it was murder or suicide. We will also collect samples from the body to connect with those who may have been with her before her death," Kasasira stated.
He assured hospital staff and relatives, who had marched to the police station seeking justice for their colleague, that the police are working diligently to uncover the details surrounding her death. So far, four people have been arrested.
Kasasira Samson the Rwizi region Police spokesperson talking to nurses and midwives who matched to regional police seeking for justice following the death of their colleague, Judith Kyarisiima
Kasasira added that the police are holding four suspects, including Kyarisiima's husband, Nkwasibwe Justus, who is alleged to be a key suspect in her disappearance and death, to assist with investigations.
Nurses and midwives gathered at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital mortuary on Tuesday after the death of their colleague, senior midwife, Judith Kyarisiima
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