{"id":2035,"date":"2026-05-05T06:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africadiplomacy.net\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:39:57","slug":"nyarugenge-primary-court-finds-dj-toxxyk-guilty-fines-him-rwf1-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africadiplomacy.net\/?p=2035","title":{"rendered":"Nyarugenge Primary Court Finds DJ Toxxyk Guilty, Fines Him Rwf1.5 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Nyarugenge Primary Court has found Arnold de Bosscher, popularly known as DJ Toxxyk<\/strong>, guilty of the charges brought against him and ordered him to pay a fine of Rwf1.5 million<\/strong>. The court also sentenced him to three months of community service<\/strong>, which was suspended for six months<\/strong>.The verdict was delivered on Monday, May 4, 2026<\/strong>, following several hearings during which the court reviewed evidence presented by both the prosecution and the defense in the case involving the well-known Rwandan entertainer.According to the court\u2019s ruling, DJ Toxxyk was convicted of several offenses, including manslaughter<\/strong>, fleeing the scene after causing a traffic accident<\/strong>, suspected involvement in drug-related activities<\/strong>, and refusing to undergo an alcohol test<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In its judgment, the court stated that the accused must pay the Rwf1.5 million fine<\/strong> and serve three months of community service<\/strong>. However, the community service sentence was suspended for a period of six months<\/strong>. The court also ordered his immediate release<\/strong>, noting that he had already spent time in pre-trial detention at Nyarugenge Correctional Facility<\/strong> since his arrest. DJ Toxxyk was arrested on December 21, 2025<\/strong>, following a traffic accident that occurred in the early hours of December 20, 2025<\/strong>, in which a police officer on duty was killed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigations indicated that after causing the accident, the suspect left the scene<\/strong> before later being arrested in Karongi District<\/strong>. During the investigation, security authorities also conducted a search at his residence, where substances suspected to be illegal drugs<\/strong> were reportedly discovered. Under Rwandan law governing crimes and penalties, manslaughter<\/strong> is punishable by a prison sentence ranging from six months to two years<\/strong>, a fine between Rwf500,000 and Rwf2,000,000<\/strong>, or both penalties<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case attracted significant public attention across the country due to the seriousness of the charges and DJ Toxxyk\u2019s prominence in Rwanda\u2019s entertainment industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Nyarugenge Primary Court has found Arnold de Bosscher, popularly known as DJ Toxxyk, guilty of the charges brought against him and ordered him to pay a fine of Rwf1.5 million. The court also sentenced him to three months of community service, which was suspended for six months.The verdict was delivered on Monday, May 4, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t