Man killed over a jacket

7 May 2012 08:10 am

One person was killed when he was attacked with a bottle following a quarrel near a ‘Dansala’ in Rathmalana last morning.

Police said that the victim was identified as a 40-year-old Darshana Keerthi Kumara from Matara who is temporarily residing at Wellawatte. He died after being admitted to the Kalubowila hospital

Police said that the incident had occurred after an argument over a jacket stolen from the victim’s bike in a previous day, had spiraled out of control. The suspect who had allegedly stolen the jacket and is responsible for the attack, has been taken into custody, Mt. Lavinia Police said.

Mt. Lavinia police are conducting further investigations and the suspect is to be produced at the Mt. Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today. (M.S Perera)