19 May 2024 11:18 am Views - 1867
The deceased individuals were identified as a 42-year-old man, his 80-year-old father, and 77-year-old mother.
A team of officers from Nalla Police Station stopped and checked a suspicious person travelling on a bicycle early this morning. They noticed blood stains on the suspect's shirt and found Rs. 255,620 in cash, a gold necklace and two gold rings in the suspect's bag. Also, a knife was recovered from the suspect's possession.
During further questioning, officers found a card indicating a membership in a political party in 2002. Subsequently, the officers accompanied the suspect to the address on the card, where they discovered the bodies of the three deceased individuals.
The arrested suspect, a resident of Bangadeniya in Chilaw, was taken into custody by the Nalla Police.