Four Arrested Over Murder of 3-Year old in Natete

Police are investigating the Murder of Nangobi Leticia 3 years of age.

The case was first reported as a disappearance but later turned into a murder.

The child’s father Mutenda Nicholas 32 a resident of Natete Mbawo zone Rubaga division Kampala reported to Natete Police station on the April, 24, the disappearance of his daughter Nangobi Leticia from their home in Mbawo zone.

According to KMP Deputy PRO Luke Owoyesigyire, police immediately instituted investigations that later led to the arrest of three suspects identified as Ahimbisibwe Dative female adult aliases maama Imran, Mutebi Patrick and Namanda Gertrude aliases maama Sandra who were released on police bond since more investigations into the disappearance were needed by the office of the Resident State Attorney.

However, Owoyesigyire noted that the team received new information that Ahimbisibwe Dative and her husband had something to do with the murder.

He said that the associates, Asiimwe Anthony, Ssemakula John, husband to Ahimbisibwe and Mugenyi Alex were all interviewed and Asiimwe Anthony confessed to having participated in transportation of the deceased’s body on orders of Ahimbisibwe and buried the body in areas of Nakasozi Mpangala, Kyengera town council.

He notes that a team of detectives was able to locate the burial site on July, 19 and exhumed the remains. They have been conveyed to city mortuary mulago for postmortem.

Owoyesigyire says the four suspects in our custody at Natete Police station will be charged with Murder.

The case file will be resubmitted to the office of the Resident State Attorney with the new findings for advise and sanctioning.

He says  team has also recovered motorcycle UDH 501W which was allegedly used to transport the body of the deceased child.