Woman who went to inquire about unauthorized construction assaulted, dies
The Madampe Police said that a woman died yesterday (20) morning after being assaulted by a person when she went to inquire about the unauthorized construction of a volleyball court on land in the Suduwella area in the Madampe Police Division.
The deceased is 52-year-old Hettiarachchige Dayani, a resident of Galmuruwa in the Madampe Police Division.
Police have arrested a 34-year-old resident of Madampe, Suduwella in connection with the incident.
On the morning of the incident, she had gone to the land to investigate the matter on the basis of information received that a volleyball court had been constructed on her land in Madampe Suduwella.
Later, when a person residing near the land was asked about this, an argument had taken place between the two and the woman had been attacked. At that time, the woman had grabbed a piece of wood that was nearby and tried to defend herself. The man had snatched the piece of wood from her and assaulted the woman several times.
The Police had arrived at the scene and taken the injured woman to the Madampe hospital where she had died shortly after admission.
A team of officers including the Officer-In-Charge of the Criminal Investigation Division, Sub-Inspector of Police Madhuranga is investigating the incident on the instructions of Madampe Police Officer-In-Charge Saman Ekanayake.
The suspect arrested in connection with the incident was scheduled to be produced before the Chilaw District Court.