Suspect commits suicide in prison cell in Kuruwita

23 December 2018 10:30 am

A 22-year-old suspect who was in remand custody at the Kuruwita Prisons is alleged to have committed suicide in his cell yesterday evening, Prisons Spokesman T.N. Upuldeniya said.

He said the suspect, a resident of Ruwanwella was remanded on December 21, over a drug-related offence.