Police in Rwamagana District, Musha sector in Karambo village is holding a man identified as Jacques Kalisa for reportedly killing Daniel Mparaye while attempting to heal him using his traditional medicine concoctions.
Kalisa, the arrested suspect is well known by local residents as a traditional healer.
Information about the death of Mparaye circulated after residents found his dead body in Kalisa’s house.
After getting notified by local residents, Police intervened and took the dead body to Rwamagana Hospital for postmortem while the suspect was taken to Rwamagana District Unit for further management.
Kalisa admits the dead body of Mparaye was recovered in his house but denies any allegation for killing him. The suspect was arrested on 20th July.
According to Police sources in Rwamagana, the medical report confirmed that, the deceased had herbal acid in his stomach.
In an exclusive interview with Superintendent James Muligande, the Rwamagana District Police Commander condemned the criminal act adding that such people have to be fought to ensure security in our localities.
He attributed the arrest of Kalisa to the good cooperation with citizens who did not hesitate to inform Police.
Supt Muligande urged Rwamagana residents to go to Hospitals for medication rather than wasting their resources to witch doctors
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