Probe under way after two students fall to death from Altair apartments in Colombo

2 July 2024 11:05 pm Views - 37851

Colombo, July 2 (Daily Mirror) - Two students, a male and female aged 15, both studying at the Colombo International School, are suspected to have committed suicide by jumping from the 67th floor of the Altair apartments building in Kompanna Veediya on Tuesday evening.

Police identified the deceased as residents of Wellawatta and Kelaniya.

According to police investigations, both students were in the same class at the international school and had arrived at the building after school hours. 

Investigations revealed that the two students jumped from the 67th floor and police found them on the 3rd floor. The police found the students' shoes on the 67th floor.

The bodies have been sent to the Colombo National Hospital for a post-mortem examination

The Kompanna Veediya police are continuing their investigation into the incident.