Two incidents of murders committed during home burglaries have been reported from two separate areas in the country.
It is reported that two individuals who had entered a residence located at Thalahena in the Malabe police area yesterday morning had tied up a woman inside the house and murdered her husband before making off with their gold jewellery.
The murder victim is an 80-year-old man while the body has been placed at the Colombo National Hospital.
Malabe Police are conducting further investigations to apprehend the suspects.
Meanwhile in a separate incident, police have launched investigations into the murder of an elderly woman at a residence in Mukalangamuwa, Seeduwa in the early hours of yesterday (16) by suspects who had also proceeded to rob the house.
The victim is a 73-year-old woman who is a resident of the area.
The body has been placed at the Negombo Hospital forth postmortem examination while Seeduwa Police is conducting further investigations.
