The National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) has submitted to court - for a bail hearing - the case of Denis Kazungu who is suspected of killing and burying people within his rented residence in Kicukiro District. Faustin Nkusi, the NPPA spokesperson, told The New Times: “We filed the case on September 18 to the Primary Court of Kicukiro. ALSO READ: How three women escaped death at the hands of Busanza ‘serial killer’ Kazungu Kazungu is expected to appear in court for a pre-trial hearing on Thursday, September 21. Kazungu was arrested on September 5. ALSO READ: RIB arrests alleged serial killer The exact number of Kazungu's alleged victims is yet to be established. According to RIB, some bodies had decomposed by the time he was apprehended, and therefore, it requires a longer process to establish the total number of the victims. ALSO READ: 25-year-old man among ‘serial killer’ Kazungu’s victims A 25-year-old man identified as Eric Turatsinze was one of the victims of the suspected serial killer. ALSO READ: Suspected serial killer Kazungu likely to face community trial If convicted, Kazungu may be sentenced to life imprisonment, the heaviest sentence that can be prescribed under Rwanda's criminal justice system.
