Police unravels the Seeduwa mystery murder
by Hemantha Randunu On February 9th just before noon struck, the Kotawehera police were informed of a murder. The informant claimed to have found the naked corpse of an unknown man, in a roadside bush. The police arrived at the scene to find the body of a beheaded youth. There were a number of other deep cuts across the body, which suggested the use of sharp-edged weapons. Efforts made to establish the identity revealed that the victim was a married man named Lasantha from Matara. His parents and wife were brought to Kotawehera to identify the body. In her statement to the police, Lasantha’...