KARONGI - Police in Bwishyura sector, Karongi district are holding a 16-year-old boy in connection with the theft of property belonging to The New Times’ Karongi Bureau Chief.

The boy was arrested, Sunday, and immediately confessed to a breaking-in and taking off with several items.

"I jumped over the perimeter wall and forced my way into the house where I picked the items. I needed money for survival,” he said.

Some of the recovered items include a digital camera, DVD player, computer connection cables and an assortment of other household items.

A police source said that the boy was last month suspended from St. Joseph Secondary School, Birambo sector, for stealing a mattress.

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