“We sent Brenda home last week to prepare herself and come back for her last paper today [Friday]. We waited up to 11:00 am and decided to contact her family members but they were also surprised that she left for school on Monday evening,” the headteacher said.
Victor Arimpa, the officer in charge of criminal investigations at Rukungiri police told URN that they have commenced investigations to establish how the student died.
On the same day on Thursday, a senior six female student of Comprehensive College Kitetika in Kitetika Zone in Kasangati town council in Wakiso district was also found dead inside the dormitory ceiling.
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“The deceased was found dead lying on her chest down in the ceiling of the dormitory but the cause of death is still under investigation right now,” said Owoyesigyire.
Preliminary police findings indicate that on March 22, the deceased, who had health complications, went to the school headteacher, Rogers Kimbugwe, and asked for permission to go home and pick money for medicine, which was reportedly granted.
However, fellow students said that she remained at school and was last seen around midday on March 22. The school management informed police detectives that they had reached out to her parents after failing to receive confirmation from home that she had arrived there.
Daily Monitor
Saturday April 03 2021
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The school management informed police detectives that they had reached out to her parents after failing to receive confirmation from home that she had arrived there.
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The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, has identified the deceased as Jane Nabikolo, 18.
Her lifeless body was found lying in the ceiling of the school dormitory on Thursday night.
“The deceased was found dead lying down on her chest in the ceiling of the dormitory but the cause of death is still under investigation right now,” Mr Owoyesigyire said.
Preliminary police findings indicate that on March 22, 2021, the deceased, who had health complications, went to the school head teacher and asked for permission to return home and pick money for medicine, which was reportedly granted.
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