Police in Mbarara District have recovered the body of Kyarisiima Judith, 50, a nursing officer who had been serving at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital who went missing from her marital home on September 2, 2024.

Her body was discovered in the Rwizi River and has been transferred to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital mortuary for a postmortem examination. Judith was married to Nkwasiibwe Justus, the head teacher at Bugashe 1 Primary School in Nyakayojo, Mbarara City South Division.

Harrison Kagure, the Public Relations Officer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, stated that hospital staff had never registered any complaints regarding gender-based violence from Judith's family.

Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson Samson Kasasira confirmed the details of the case, stating that Judith's body was found near Lugazi along the shores of the Rwizi River.

He emphasized that police investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of death, whether it was murder or suicide. Currently, four individuals, including Judith's husband, are being investigated as key suspects in her disappearance and potential murder.