Preliminary police findings indicate that on March 22, 2021, the deceased, who had health complications, went to the school headteacher, Rogers Kimbugwe, and asked for permission to return and pick money for medicine, which was reportedly granted.
A senior six
student of Comprehensive College Kitetika in Kitetika Zone in Kasangati Town
Council in Wakiso District has been found dead. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala
Metropolitan Police spokesperson, has identified the deceased as 18-year-old, Jane
Nabikolo.
Her lifeless
body was found lying in the ceiling of the school dormitory on Thursday night. “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, 2021, the deceased, who had health complications,
went to the school headteacher, Rogers Kimbugwe, and asked for permission to
return 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, 2021. 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.
However, the
deceased’s mother, Sarah Nantongo, reportedly told the school she hadn't seen
her daughter. On Wednesday, Nantongo reported a case of a missing person
at police.
//Cue in…the mother reported..
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Police said that scene of crime officers couldn’t conclusively determine the
actual cause of the death of the student and took the body to the city mortuary
Mulago for postmortem as Inquiries are still ongoing. This is the second case of a candidate dying in a mysterious manner this week.
The first incident was reported in Rukungiri
district where a senior four candidate of Rukungiri high school was found
dead a day to the completion of her Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE exams
Mugisha James
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