Young doctor arrested over attempted murder of wife

• The arrested suspect is identified as a 33-year-old resident of Layards Road, Colombo 5

 By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya

The Bambalapitiya Police has arrested a young doctor attached to the Trincomalee Hospital over the attempted murder of his wife by allegedly injecting her with an overdose of insulin.

The Police launched investigations based on information that a woman residing in Layards Road in  Bambalapitiya was admitted to the Colombo South Teaching Hospital in a critical condition and her illness was suspicious.  Police said the doctors who examined the woman had informed them that the woman had fallen ill due to an overdose of insulin.   
The arrested suspect is identified as a 33-year-old resident of Layards Road, Colombo 5. A syringe suspected to have been used by the suspect to inject the insulin was also found in the suspect’s house and it had been revealed that he had injected his wife with insulin a few days ago.   

Police said the woman is receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital and the suspect was to be produced in court yesterday.