Denis Kazungu
Denis Kazungu | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1989 (age 34–35) |
| Years active | 2022–2023 |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Conviction(s) | Murder x14 |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 14 |
| Country | Rwanda |
| State(s) | Gashikiri, Kicukiro District, Kigali |
Date apprehended | 5 September 2023 |
Denis Kazungu is a Rwandan serial killer who murdered 14 people, most of whom were women. At the time of his arrest, he ran a motorcycle spare parts shop.
Murders
[edit]From April 2022 until the day of his arrest, Kazungu rented a house in Gashikiri,[1][2] in the Kanombe sector of Kicukiro District, where he lured his victims.[3][4] At least three women were able to escape from the house. Neighbours informed Mutwarasibo, a local leader, but the events were dismissed as mere disputes between Kazungu and sex workers.[4]
Kazungu had been arrested in July 2023 on suspicion of rape, robbery, theft, and use of threats. However, he was granted bail due to lack of evidence until 5 September, when the police arrested him again.[5][6] Two days later, it was announced that fourteen bodies had been found in a hole in the kitchen of his home he rented.[7][8] When Kazungu was arrested, he stated that he lured his victims from a bar to his home then raped, robbed and murdered them.[5] On 21 September 2023, Kazungu pleaded guilty in the murders.[9] Kazungu was sentenced to life imprisonment on 8 March 2024.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hudson Kuteesa (6 September 2023). "Kicukiro: How alleged serial killer picked his victims". The New Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Life Sentence for Denis Kazungu in Landmark Kigali Trial". The Rwandan. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Aurore Teta Ufitiwabo (8 March 2024). "'Serial killer' Kazungu sentenced to life in prison". The New Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b Hudson Kuteesa (8 September 2023). "How three women escaped death at the hands of Busanza 'serial killer' Kazungu". The New Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b Kuteesa, Hudson (6 September 2023). "Kicukiro: How alleged serial killer picked his victims". The New Times. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Gahigi, Moses K. (7 September 2023). "Rwanda probing agency arrests man suspected to be serial killer". The East African.
- ^ "Rwanda police arrest serial killer suspect after finding bodies in kitchen". Al Jazeera. 7 September 2023.
- ^ Ssuuna, Ignatius (7 September 2023). "Suspect serial killer arrested in Rwanda after over 10 bodies found in a pit at his home". AP News.
- ^ "A suspected serial killer pleads guilty in Rwanda to killing 14 people". AP NEWS. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Bucyana, Yves (8 March 2024). "Denis Kazungu yahanishijwe igifungo cya burundu ku byaha byinshi byo kwica no gufata abagore ku ngufu". BBC (in Kinyarwanda).