A police dog just sniffed out a murder suspect at his own victim's crime scene. Officers in Isingiro District arrested a man named Gerald for the killing of Gordon Karuhanga, a 48-year-old resident of Rugaara Cell, after a K-9 unit tracked a scent from the body directly to the suspect. Police stated the two men were co-workers living together on a plantation, and Gerald was found with blood on his hands.
Authorities revealed the suspect confessed to a fight with the deceased after they returned from a drinking spot, involving four other individuals present in their shared house. Homicide detectives and Scenes of Crime Officers recovered a bloody pit axe and stick, believed to be the weapons used.
The investigation remains active as police work to determine the full circumstances and locate the other people allegedly involved in the nighttime altercation. The suspect was apprehended among community members gathered near the scene after the tracking dog led officers about a hundred meters to his location.
Authorities revealed the suspect confessed to a fight with the deceased after they returned from a drinking spot, involving four other individuals present in their shared house. Homicide detectives and Scenes of Crime Officers recovered a bloody pit axe and stick, believed to be the weapons used.
The investigation remains active as police work to determine the full circumstances and locate the other people allegedly involved in the nighttime altercation. The suspect was apprehended among community members gathered near the scene after the tracking dog led officers about a hundred meters to his location.
