59-year-old dies after falling from building in Wellawatte

June 4, 2025 04:12 pm

A 59-year-old man has fallen to his death from a five-storey building on Ramakrishna Road in Wellawatte, according to the Wellawatte Police.

The deceased has been identified as Rasaiya Thavarasa, a father of two and a resident of Batticaloa.

Police stated that he had been employed as a watchman and domestic helper at the residence of a businessman on Ramakrishna Road for the past three years.

According to police, the incident occurred this morning (June 4), while he was cleaning window shutters on an upper floor using a makeshift device fashioned with a wooden handle near the corridor area.

Police confirmed that the man had succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

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