A 25-year-old woman was reported dead on Wednesday after being stabbed with a sharp weapon by her ex-husband in the Arafa Nagar area in Eragama, Ampara.
According to the Police, the woman, who had divorced her first husband, had been employed overseas for two years and had returned to Sri Lanka a few weeks ago.
Upon her return, the woman had remarried and had resided at a house belonging to the ex-husband, which had been kept closed.
It is reported that the ex-husband had attacked the woman with a knife while at the house, and had fled the area.
The woman who had sustained serious injuries in the attack had died after being admitted to the Deegawapiya Hospital.
The Eragama Police has launched investigations to apprehend the suspect. (Newswire)
