The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Kawala Rachael has revealed that the force has officially opened an investigation into the murder of Aneza Merisa, a student at Naalya SS, Lugazi Campus.
According to Kawala, the police are now treating the death of Aneza, who was first reported missing to Wandegeya Police Station on 6th November 2025 by her mother, Kamuganga Sarah, as a murder after DNA carried out after her body was exhumed in Kayunga district proved her identity.
“On 10th November 2025, a decomposing body was recovered from Musaale Swamp in Namulaba Village, Kyampisi Subcounty, under Nagalama Police Station. The body was dressed in a navy-blue student skirt labeled “Nanyonga VII,” suggesting that the victim may have been a student” she said.
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Kawala noted that due to the body’s advanced state of decomposition, it was buried by mortuary staff in Kayunga. “However, as the investigation progressed, police sought and obtained a court order to exhume the body for proper identification. DNA samples were extracted and submitted to the Forensics Headquarters in Naguru,” she said.
Kawala noted that the results returned, confirming that the body recovered in Nagalama is that of the missing juvenile, Aneza Merisa.
“With this confirmation, we are now treating the case as a murder investigation. Detectives are following leads to establish the circumstances under which Aneza was killed and her body dumped in the swamp,” she said.
In conclusion, Kawala noted that the body was handed over to the relatives for burial on Saturday.
written by @enock katamba
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