An 18-year-old woman has been arrested on charges of aiding the murder of the youth who was found dead after being reported missing for several days in Kuliyapitiya recently.
According to the Police, the suspect has been identified as the girlfriend of the murdered youth and a resident of Wassawulla, Ilukhena in Kuliyapitiya.
Following a lengthy interrogation, the Kuliyapitiya Police arrested the woman on Sunday under charges of aiding the crime, murdering an individual, and concealing the crime.
The victim, a 31-year-old resident of Kuliyapitiya, was reported missing on April 22 and was found murdered 16 days later.
The Police found the body of the youth, burnt and abandoned, in a forest area in Madampe on May 07.
Initial investigations had revealed that the victim, who operated an eatery, had visited his girlfriend’s residence in Kuliyapitiya along with his employee after which he was reported missing.
The Kuliyapitiya Police is conducting further investigations into the murder. (Newswire)
