A man suspected of killing Chantal Muhongerwa, a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Bugesera District, has been arrested, Rwanda National Police announced.

Muhongerwa, 47, was a mother of four children.

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She was killed on the night of Friday, April 4, while returning home, according to testimonies.

Her body was found in the bush by a neighbor who was cutting fodder on Saturday morning in Kabaha Village, Kanzenze Cell, Ntarama Sector.

"We have received this information, and we have already apprehended one person suspected of being involved in the murder. The suspect is currently detained at Nyamata Police Station while investigation continues," the National Police stated.

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The Mayor of Bugesera District, Richard Mutabazi, told the media that, "The suspect who was arrested appears to have been involved in a robbery related to money the woman had borrowed from the bank. This is the preliminary information, but the investigation is ongoing."

The death of this mother has shocked many, especially as it occurred while Rwanda was preparing to begin the 31st commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi.

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According to the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB), investigators received 2,660 cases of genocide ideology and related crimes involving 3,563 suspects. Attacks against genocide survivors accounted for 50 percent of these cases reported between 2019 and 2023, while genocide ideology cases accounted for 22 percent.