A woman of Yodhakandiya, Thissamaharama was arrested for allegedly murdering her 35-year-old husband, Police said.

They said the woman had lodged a complaint with the Thissamaharama Police last month saying that her husband had gone missing.

The investigation had later revealed that the woman had killed the man with a club and then buried the body near the house on February 16.

The arrested woman is to be produced before the Thissamaharama Magistrate.

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