• The carcass had injuries in two areas in its back and a pierce wound through its flesh near the front right leg

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya

Police began an investigation after a carcass of a Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus) was found killed in a tea estate in Norton Bridge.

Police said the leopard had injuries in two areas in its back and a pierce wound through its flesh near the front right leg.

The Nallathanniya Wildlife office has estimated the leopard to be around 6 years of age and is a species native to Sri Lanka.

The carcass was taken to the Rantambe Wildlife Veterinary Office for a post-mortem.