A leading businessman in Galle was hacked to death in Galle town this morning. The victim (48) was a resident of Pitadeniya in Galle. He was waylaid and hacked to death by a gang of four-armed men with swords, when he was riding on motorcycle.

He was lying on the road with serious head injuries, and his limbs severed from the body. Galle Municipal Ambulance Service rushed to the scene and took him to hospital where he was pronounced dead. (Sajeewa Wijeweera)