By Manopriya Gunasekara   

A man from Ragama was remanded until January 19 for allegedly severing a minor’s finger using a sharp weapon, following a dispute, police said.  
When the suspect was produced in court yesterday, Welisara Magistrate Thusitha Dhammika Uduwavidana ordered the suspect who had been in hiding for 11 days after the incident to be remanded.  

Police officers who submitted a report showing the progress of the investigations related to the incident, stated that on January 4th,the suspect had attacked a 14-year-old child with a sword due to a dispute between two parties,  and completely severed a finger on the child’s left hand.

 It was also informed that after being admitted to the hospital and undergoing surgery, the child was given inpatient treatment.  

After the child was released from the hospital, the suspect, who did not report to the police until the 13th, surrendered to the police and was subsequently arrested.  
The lawyer of the victim informed the court that he had received information about a plan to falsely implicate the child in a drug case, and requested justice for the victim.