Ankunda was a student studying for a bachelor’s in Education at Kabale University.
Locals in Kabonera constituency, Masaka City, this morning woke up to the shocking news of a pregnant student who was found dead in her room on Tuesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Phionah Ankunda, 23 a resident of Kimaanya A, Kimaanya-Kabonera constituency in Masaka City. Locals claim that Ankundah has been healthy and well prior to the fatal incident.
Ankunda was a student studying for a bachelor’s in Education at Kabale University. Some neighbors to the deceased told the Daily Monitor that she lived a quiet life alone in her single room and hardly had any visitors.
Ankunda was reportedly found by her Landlord lying dead on the ground, next to a saucepan of water.
“Our landlord, Hajara Babirye, came back at around 11 pm and found her room open. She called her and there was no response which prompted her to enter the room only to find Ankunda lying dead near a saucepan full of water,” Christine Nalumagga, a neighbor to the deceased said.
Ankunda’s workmate identified as Joan Mirembe says the deceased had asked for a leave from office to attend a burial at her home village in Kabale.
“Akunda has been healthy and fine although she was at her workplace on Monday and asked for permission to go to Kabale to attend a relatives burial and we thought she was there already, ” Mirembe narrated.
Police say the body of the deceased to Masaka Regional Referral Hospital for a postmortem.
We shall keep you posted about the story.
