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Youth beaten to death during DJ party at Port City premises

20 Mar 2023 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

  • 17-year-old suspect arrested 

A 17-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly beating a  24-year-old businessman to death during a DJ party at the Colombo Port  City premises in the early hours of Saturday (18), police said.   

They said that the victim, a resident from Mt. Lavinia had  died after being admitted to the Colombo National Hospital in early  hours of Saturday (18).  
Initial police investigations has been revealed that the clash erupted over personal issues.  


The Harbour Police are conducting further investigations to  arrest four more suspects for allegedly assaulting the victim along with  the main suspect.