Escaped main suspect in Dikoya elderly couple double murder re-arrested in Jaffna

A main suspect who escaped while under hospital treatment after being arrested for the sharp weapon throat slitting murder of an elderly couple inside a shop in Hatton, Dikoya has been re-arrested in Jaffna, the police said.

The 82-year-old married couple, who ran a shop in the Dikoya area were killed on May 21.

The suspect had also robbed gold jewellery after committing the double murder.

Although the suspect was initially taken into police custody in connection with the incident, he had escaped from security officers while admitted to the hospital due to a sudden illness.

Following the escape, a special police team conducted an operation and successfully re-arrested the suspect, who was hiding in the Jaffna area.

Hatton Police are conducting further investigations into the incident. (Newswire)

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