It is reported that a person was attacked and killed with a sharp weapon in Kalutara, Serupita area last night (08).
A 61-year-old hearing and speech-impaired resident of Kalutara, Serupita, Colombo was killed.
This person had left the house yesterday (08) saying that he was going to attend a funeral ceremony and due to not returning home, he was found lying on the ground with cuts in front of a neighboring house. Later, he died after being hospitalized by the residents.
A suspect has been arrested in connection with this murder and it is said that he was drinking alcohol at the time.
According to reports, the suspect had taken a loan from the murdered person and the daughter of the murdered person told the police that an argument took place between the two when he asked for it again a day earlier.
The Kalutara-South Police are conducting further investigations regarding the murder and the suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Kalutara Magistrate Court.