Sailor hacked fellow sailor under the influence of alcohol

9 November 2023 08:37 am Views - 1597

TRINCOMALEE (Daily Mirror) - A 42-year-old Sri Lanka Navy personnel has been arrested for hacking to death a fellow sailor attached to the Trincomalee Naval Base following a dispute at their accommodation in Trincomalee.

The Trincomalee Harbour Police launched an investigation based on information received from the Trincomalee Hospital Police post that a person with stab injuries had died while being brought to the hospital.

Investigations have revealed that four sailors attached to the Trincomalee Naval Base had consumed alcohol at their accommodation and two of them had left the place when an argument between the deceased and the other sailor had broken out, where he had stabbed the victim.

Both the deceased and the suspect are identified as residents of Matale.