Escapee’s body recovered from canal

19 June 2017 01:38 pm

The body of a suspect, who had escaped this morning from police custody in Pitigala, was later recovered from a canal in Oluvila, Police said.

The suspect, who was a resident of Pitigala, was arrested on a complaint made by his wife that the man had assaulted her.

He had fled while being taken to the police station.