The bodies of 10-month-old twin girls, who have been murdered, have been discovered at a house in Nintavur, Sammanthurai.
Police said that the two infants were found hacked to death inside the bathroom of the house this morning (29).
The mother of the infant twins, who is suspected of committing the horrific act, has been admitted to hospital and is receiving treatment under police custody.
The mother is suspected to be suffering from a mental illness.
Ada Derana reporter said that a knife believed to have been used to murder the infants was also found near the bodies at the house.
Police inquiries have uncovered that the 26-year-old mother of the deceased infants had allegedly told her 36-year-old husband, the father of the twins, that she murdered their children after committing the crimes.
The woman has been transferred from the Nintavur Base Hospital to the Ashraff Memorial Hospital in Kalmunai.
Samanthurai Police and Ampara forensic officers are currently conducting further inquiries at the scene of the crimes.
