Kabale Student Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Police in Kabale District in Western Uganda are investigating the circumstances under which a senior six student at Solberg College in Kabale Municipality allegedly died by suicide.

Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, Mr Elly Maate, identified the deceased as Nikita Kiconco, 21, a resident of Nyabikoni ward in Central Division of Kabale District.

According to Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson, Elly Maate, on [Good] Friday, some students of Solberg College left for the Easter holiday, and around 60 others, including Kiconco, remained at school. On (Sunday), students left the school for prayers at Nyabikoni Church of Uganda at around 10:30 am but Kiconco and one of her colleagues remained at the school in their respective dormitories. 

The school head teacher, Denis Tusiime, told police that when students returned from church at around 1 pm, they found Kiconco hanging dead on a rope tied to one of the timbers used to roof the dormitory.

The body was retrieved from the scene and taken to Kabale referral hospital mortuary for examination.