Husband arrested over murder of Lankapura DS administrative officer

July 5, 2022 04:29 pm

The husband of the slain administrative officer of the Polonnaruwa, Lankapura Divisional Secretariat has been arrested on suspicion over her murder, police said today.

The 42-year-old woman had been attacked with a sharp object at her home at around 2.45 a.m. yesterday (04) while she had succumbed to injuries on admission to hospital.

The victim, Yamuna Padmini, is a mother of two and had served as the administrative officer of the Lankapura Divisional Secretariat.

Incidentally following the murder, the victim’s husband had said that although he had seen a certain individual inside their room, he was unable to identify the person in the darkness.

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