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Police seek relatives of woman decapitated in Kamugisha murder case
Kituuma said investigators recovered the victim's head and body from separate locations following a response by officers from Kako Police Station.
Police spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma. (File)
By: Simon Masaba, Journalist @New Vision
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Police have appealed to members of the public to help identify a woman whose head was recovered separately from her body in a murder case linked to suspected serial killer Kuraish Kamugisha, also known as Fred Mujulizi, whose confessions implicated him in several killings in the greater Masaka sub-region.
The woman, an adult female, remains unidentified despite investigations linking Kamugisha to several murders in the region.
Police spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma said investigators recovered the victim's head and body from separate locations following a response by officers from Kako Police Station.
Addressing journalists at Police headquarters in Naguru, Kampala, on Monday (November 9), Kituuma said the victim had been decapitated and that investigators had also recovered several pieces of evidence from the scene.
He said one of the outstanding challenges in the investigation was establishing the victim's identity, noting that no relative, friend or other person had come forward to identify her.
Kituuma said police had decided to release the victim's photograph through their digital platforms and the media in the hope that someone would recognise her and provide information to assist investigators.
He said one of the outstanding challenges in the investigation was establishing the victim's identity, noting that no relative, friend or other person had come forward to identify her.
Kituuma said police had decided to release the victim's photograph through their digital platforms and the media in the hope that someone would recognise her and provide information to assist investigators.
Kamugisha had reportedly confessed to committing several murders in the greater Masaka area. Subsequent investigations also linked him to murders in Kyegegwa.
The confessions included disturbing details of how he allegedly mutilated his female victims, including extracting one victim's heart and decapitating another woman.
Police are appealing to anyone who may recognise the unidentified woman or have information about her family, friends or place of residence to contact investigators.
Kituuma provided the following telephone contacts for anyone with information: 0741 445532, 0741 445534 and 0741 445535.
He urged members of the public to share any credible information that could help establish the woman's identity and enable police to trace her relatives.
The confessions included disturbing details of how he allegedly mutilated his female victims, including extracting one victim's heart and decapitating another woman.
Police are appealing to anyone who may recognise the unidentified woman or have information about her family, friends or place of residence to contact investigators.
Kituuma provided the following telephone contacts for anyone with information: 0741 445532, 0741 445534 and 0741 445535.
He urged members of the public to share any credible information that could help establish the woman's identity and enable police to trace her relatives.