A 15-year-old girl was fatally stabbed while bathing at her grandmother’s home in Kawoko-Kiwenjula village, Butenga Town Council, Bukomansimbi District, Uganda on Tuesday evening.
Immaculate Nanziri, a Senior Two student at St Joseph’s SS Butenga, was attacked by unknown assailants around 6 p.m. at the residence of her 75-year-old grandmother, Cotilda Namuddu.
Namuddu recounted hearing her granddaughter scream, “Jjaja, they have cut my back.” When Namuddu reached the compound, she found Nanziri lying on the ground, barely breathing. The grandmother expressed bewilderment at the lack of blood traces in the bathroom where the attack occurred.
Masaka Region Police spokesperson Twaha Kasirye confirmed that the assailants used sharp knives to sever Nanziri’s spinal cord. The police deployed a sniffer dog in an attempt to track the perpetrators, but the search was unsuccessful.
Mubarak Ssebuufu Junior, vice-chairperson of Bukomansimbi District, expressed concern over the rising number of murders in the area, stating that eight people have been killed in a similar manner this year alone.
Local residents voiced frustration with the police response, citing delays and unfulfilled promises from previous murder cases. Bashir Kiberu, a resident, questioned the effectiveness of late-arriving police resources.
The motive for the attack remains unclear. Namuddu emphasized that her granddaughter had no known enemies or involvement in disputes, describing her as a diligent student who rarely left home except for school.
Police spokesperson Kasirye assured the community that efforts to apprehend the assailants would continue. “We will not rest until the assailants are apprehended and brought to justice,” he stated.
Nanziri’s body has been taken to Masaka Regional Referral Hospital for post-mortem examination as investigations continue. Police have urged anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
The brutal killing has left the Bukomansimbi community in shock and mourning, raising concerns about safety in the rural district.
Source: nilepost.co.ug
