Tragic death at Peradeniya hospital

30 December 2013 01:10 pm Views - 5355

A mentally retarded patient who was being treated at the psychiatric ward of the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital died today after a fellow patient of the same ward tried to overpower him by covering him with a bed sheet.

Police said the victim had lost control and acted violently after his condition worsened, when the others had tried to bring him under control. (JAL Jayasinghe and Shane Seniviratne)