A 16-year-old schoolgirl has been found dead in a rubber estate in the Nivithigala area on Monday (July 08).
According to the Police, the deceased has been identified as a resident of the Watapotha area.
Police investigations reveal that the girl’s mother operates a store close to the Watapotha Buddhist Temple and that the girl had been at home alone due to not attending school.
Hence, the mother is reported to have informed her via telephone to come to the store and as the child had delayed to arrive, she had gone in search of her.
While en route to her house, the child’s mother had found her daughter’s body amidst a rubber estate.
The Police suspect that the branch of a rubber tree may have fallen on her resulting in her death.
The Nivithigala Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (Newswire)
