Kamburupitiya double murder; 2 more suspects killed

27 November 2013 02:16 am Views - 7562

Two more suspects in the killing of a policeman and his wife in Kamburupitiya, drowned after jumping into the Denagama river, while they were trying to escape from the police custody in the early hours today, police said.

Police said the two suspects jumped into the river after they were taken to a hideout in search of weapons said to have been hidden by them.

Earlier one of the main suspects in the killing of a police constable and his wife was shot dead when caught in a cross fire at Massmulla, Kamburupitiya.

A Police constable and his wife were hacked to death last Saturday night in Kambrupitiya where their two-year-old son injured in the tragedy. (Pix by Krishan Jeewaka Jayaruk)