Police in Kisoro are investigating circumstances under, which students lynched a 21-year-old man in a bar brawl. Emmanuel Mftimukiza alias Kanyarwanda, a resident of Gatovu village in Kisoro Municipality was lynched by students of St Peter’s Vocational Secondary school in Kisoro Municipality around 11:15PM on Saturday night. George Zihiranye, a teacher at St Peter’s Vocational […]
Police in Kisoro are investigating circumstances under, which students lynched a 21-year-old man in a bar brawl.
Emmanuel Mftimukiza alias Kanyarwanda, a resident of Gatovu village in Kisoro Municipality was lynched by students of St Peter’s Vocational Secondary school in Kisoro Municipality around 11:15PM on Saturday night.
George Zihiranye, a teacher at St Peter’s Vocational Secondary School Kisoro, says a group of male students escaped from school after prep and stormed a bar in the neighborhood belonging to a businessman only identified as Mutabaazi.
He says as they were drinking, the students developed a misunderstanding with Mftimukiza leading to a fight. The students assaulted Mftimukiza to death.
Ely Maate, the Kigezi Police spokesperson, says the deceased’s body was taken to Kisoro Hospital Mortuary for postmortem as inquiries into the matter continue.
