Police in Masaka City have slapped murder charges on Reverend Father Richard Mugisha, a vocal priest attached to Bisanje Catholic Parish in Masaka Catholic diocese ccused of murdering a thief identified as Ronald Kyeyune.
According to the charge sheet seen by this reporter, it is alleged that on Tuesday night (October 13, 2021) while at Bisanje Catholic Parish, Fr Mugisha together with Joseph Mutayomba beat up and killed Ronald Kyeyune, 30 a suspected robber who had allegedly broken into the priest’s residence located at Bisanje Catholic Parish.
Eyewitnesses say Kyeyune allegedly gained entry into Fr Mugisha’s home through the roof on a mission to steal his car, a Toyota Harrier but was apprehended by the village security team.
Bisanje village chairperson, Mr. Joseph Mutayomba who is also facing murder charges, said his team was near Fr Mugisha’s home at the time of the incident and when they heard a car hooting several times, they became suspicious and rushed to the scene.
“Upon entering the gate, we surrounded Fr Mugisha’s car and when we checked in, we found a naked man in the back seat and had smeared himself with motor vehicle oil all over his body,” he said.
Mr Muhammad Nsubuga, the spokesperson of Greater Masaka Regional Police told this website that by the time police rescued Kyeyune, he had no any injuries, but he later developed complications and died as he was being rushed to Masaka Regional Referral Hospital.
