Police investigations reveal that a woman was behind the death of her 04-year-old daughter who was found in a well in Yatiyanthota on Wednesday.
The Ruwanwella Police had received information that a child had been found dead in a well close to her house in the Yatiyanthota area in Ruwanwella last morning.
Preliminary investigations have found that the child’s mother had murdered her by pushing her into the well between 11.00 pm on Tuesday and 05.00 am on Wednesday.
The woman, who is speech impaired, is receiving treatment under Police protection at the Karawanella Hospital after having fallen ill.
The Ruwanwella Police is conducting further investigations into the incident. (Newswire)
