A 12-year-old girl has sustained serious injuries after jumping off the second floor of a house in Keselwatta in Colombo, in a bid to escape after being forcefully locked up by a resident of the house.
According to the Police, the child, who is a resident of Colombo 12, has been admitted to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo, following the incident on Sunday (13 Apr).
Police investigations reveal the child, along with two other children, had visited a shop on Peer Saibo Street in Keselwatta and, on the way, had knocked on the gate of a two-story house.
A resident of the house who had gotten angry over the incident is reported to have forcefully carried the child and locked her up in a room on the second floor of the house.
The Police said the child, frightened over the incident, had jumped out of an open window in the room, sustaining serious injuries.
The main suspect involved in the incident has fled the area following the incident. The Police have arrested a 59-year-old resident of Colombo 12 who had aided the suspect.
The Keselwatta Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (Newswire)
