The entertainment industry is mourning the sudden death of a prominent model and actress who was killed by her domestic worker under unclear circumstance.
Alexia Uwera Mupende, 35, was apparently stabbed to death by her 23 year old house maid at her father’s home Nyarugunga Sector, Kicukiro District in Rwanda.
News of her untimely death first circulated on social media last night at around 9 pm and later confirmed by Rwanda Investigation Bureau spokesperson Modeste Mbabazi.
Mr Mbabazi could not however share details about the brutal murder but ensured the people that investigations were underway.
It also emerged that Mupende was set to get married next month and her wedding invitations had been released.She will be remembered for, among other things, showcasing Rwanda’s clothing brands on the international scene.
Born in Kenya, the deceased was the General Manager of a popular fitness centre in Kigali, Waka Fitness.
The model studied in Uganda and then Rwanda where she took up a course in Business Information and Technology.
She was apparently going to walk down the aisle some time in February in an invite only wedding.
The police have launched a manhunt of her alleged killer’s who’s whereabouts are still unknown.