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."

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Kazungu is expected to appear in court for a pre-trial hearing on Thursday, September 21.

Kazungu was arrested on September 5.

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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.

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A 25-year-old man identified as Eric Turatsinze was one of the victims of the suspected serial killer.

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If convicted, Kazungu may be sentenced to life imprisonment, the heaviest sentence that can be prescribed under Rwanda's criminal justice system.