A 23-year-old man has confessed to murdering and burying his wife in the Neeravippitti area in Mullaitivu.
The Mulliyawalai Police had found the body of the 22-year-old woman buried at her residence in Neeravippitti.
The suspect was arrested in Wellampitiya yesterday after having fled the area following the murder.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the suspect had murdered his wife on Saturday night (Oct 21) after which he had buried her body in their backyard.
The incident had come to light after the victim’s mother had filed a complaint with the Mulliyawalai Police claiming that her daughter was missing and her phone was unreachable.
The postmortem examination will be conducted at the Mullaitivu Hospital where the victim’s body has been placed.
The suspect will be produced before the Mullaitivu Magistrate, while the Mulliyawalai Police are conducting investigations into the murder. (NewsWire)