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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

KISORO: Police officer remanded for defiling his maid

The Kisoro grade two magistrate’s court on 22nd Tuesday charged and remanded a police officer attached to Bunagana police station for allegedly defiling and impregnating his 16 year old maid.

The suspect is detective Inspector of police Habineza Vianny attached to Bunagana boarder station.

Prosecution told magistrate His worship Fred Gidudu that Inspector of police Habineza Vianny while at Rutare village, Rutare parish in Chahi Sub County in February 2021, had unlawful carnal knowledge with his 16 year old maid who he impregnated centrally to penal cord Act section 129(1)

The maid realized the pregnancy in April until the month of September when she was hospitalized in labour and that is the time she reported the matter at Kisoro police station, leaving the suspect to flee

Prpsecution told the court that the house maid was recruited in January 2020 and was staying in the suspect's home in Rutare village Chahi Sub County Kisoro district.

 Habineza who has been on run since last year was arrested on the 16th February 2022 at Kigezi regional headquarters at Kabale and because his case file was already sanctioned, he was produced in Kisoro magisterial court before his worship Gidudu Fred grade two magistrate.

His worship Fred Gidudu charged the police officer with aggravated defilement because should have protected the victim as a person in authority.

Habineza was not allowed a plea as the case is capital offence that can only be heard and tried in high court. His worship Gidudu remanded him to Kisoro prisons until 22nd march 2022 when will be back in court for mention.