The body of a 33-year-old woman, with a slit throat and other cut wounds, was found in the Dholahena area in Mathugama yesterday.
According to the Police, the body, which had been abandoned in the area, had been found based on a complaint received by the Mathugama Police.
The deceased is a 33-year-old resident of Mervyn Samaranayake Mawatha in Agalawatta.
Preliminary investigations reveal that the woman had been murdered over a dispute related to a love affair.
The Police said the suspect wanted over the murder has been identified, and the Mathugama Police have launched investigations to apprehend him. (Newswire)
