Two teenagers, aged 17 and 18 years old, have been arrested in connection to two separate murders reported in the Anuradhapura and Vavuniya districts, in the last 24 hours ending at 06.00 am today.
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in the Bandaragama area in Oyamaduwa, Anuradhapura over the murder of a 26-year-old man.
The Police said the Oyamaduwa Police had been informed that the victim had died due to being attacked with a sharp object.
Preliminary investigations reveal that the victim had been attacked after an argument between two parties had escalated.
The deceased is a 26-year-old resident of Bandaragama, while the suspect is a 17-year-old from the same area. The Oyamaduwa Police is conducting investigations.
Meanwhile, an 18-year-old boy has been arrested over the murder of a 45-year-old man in the Omanthai area in Vavuniya.
The Police said the 45-year-old man had been attacked with a sharp weapon and had succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at the Vavuniya Hospital.
Preliminary investigations reveal that a group that had arrived in a double cab had attacked the victim with sharp weapons due to a personal dispute, resulting in his death.
The Police had arrested an 18-year-old boy from Vavuniya, along with the double cab used by the suspects, in connection to the murder.
The Omanthai Police has launched investigations to arrest the other suspects involved in the incident. (Newswire)
