By Sadique Bamwita
MBARARA
A teacher of Rwampara Progressive Secondary school is in a trouble over death of his S.2 student aged 16 after an alleged sex marathon. Police identified the suspect as Seine Atuhereze, aged 30.
The deceased is a resident of Kasyoro Village, Nyabikungu Parish, Rugando Sub-county in Rwampara District.
According to Police at Mbarara Central police station, the deceased allegedly died in a security room in Kakoba central cell after she was allegedly taken there by her teacher under the pretext of going to school.
The incident occurred on September 16, 2026, in Kakoba Central Cell, Kakoba Ward, Mbarara City, and has been registered at Mbarara Central Police Station under reference number DEF:040/2026.
It’s reported that Atuhereze allegedly picked up the girl from her home at about 9:30am on September 16, claiming that he was taking her to Rwampara Comprehensive School.
However, police say he allegedly diverted her along the way to Kakoba Central Cell in Mbarara City, where he obtained access to a small security room, or sentry box, belonging to an Askari guarding rental houses owned by a man identified as Moses Mugumya.
The Askari identified as Singwire, reportedly left the two inside the room at around 10am, believing they were going to have sexual intercourse.
When he returned at around 4pm, he found the room still locked from the inside.
Attempts to call those inside reportedly yielded no response, prompting the Askari and others to break the padlock to gain access.
Inside, they reportedly found the girl dead on a mattress while Atuhereze was lying beside her unconscious.
The teacher was reportedly removed from the room and taken out to get fresh air before the matter was reported to police at Nyakaizi Police Post.
Police officers visited subsequently secured the scene.
Upon arrival at the scene, police found the girl lying on her back, with her legs spread apart and without knickers. She was reportedly still dressed up her school uniform with a green T-shirt and blue skirt.
Police also found a box containing school requirements, including toilet paper and sanitary pads, as well as other personal belongings she had apparently carried with her.
The mattress was reportedly found wet, which investigators recorded as an indication of sexual activity.
Police further reported that Atuhereze was found unconscious, with foam coming from his mouth.
A major focus of the investigation is the condition of the room where the pair were found. According to the police report, the sentry box had no ventilation, while a charcoal stove was burning inside the room with water boiling on it near the door.
Police said the combination of the poorly ventilated room and the burning charcoal stove could have resulted in suffocation.
The report’s preliminary observation states that the girl appeared to have died from suffocation, particularly because the teacher was also found unconscious inside the same room.
However, the definitive cause of death is expected to be established through a postmortem examination.
The girl’s body was taken to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital mortuary for a postmortem, while the unconscious teacher was rushed to the same hospital for medical attention.
Police also issued PF48A and PF48B forms as part of the investigation.
