It is reported that a wife was killed yesterday (16) after being beaten by her husband in Navatkuli area, Jaffna.
A 23-year-old mother of two has been murdered.
It is said that the husband of the suspect involved in the murder has been arrested by the police.
There, the husband told the police that he assaulted his wife on the news that his wife was having an affair with his brother.
The police say that the dead body of the murdered woman has been sent to the Jaffna Hospital morgue for post-mortem after the post-mortem examination.
Chavakachcheri Police is conducting further investigations regarding the incident.