Man hangs himself and his three children

27 June 2017 09:36 am

A 44-year-old man is reported to have hanged his three children including a 14-year-old novice monk, then set fire to his house and hanged himself at Beliathura in Kamburupitiya on Monday night.

Police said the man's two daughters were aged 10 and 16 and their brother was novice monk Ransagoda Mangala Thera.

Police said the man's wife had left them a month ago over a family dispute. The Kamburupitiya Police are investigating. (Krishan Jeewaka Jayaruk and Rasun Dahanayake)