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Serial killer arrested in Elpitiya: Probe reveals three women strangled

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A 34-year old suspect has been arrested in Elpitiya for strangling three women to death and looting property, police said.

The Elpitiya Division Crimes Investigation Unit launched investigations after a woman was strangled and her belongings were robbed in Itthepana on November 2 last year and also over the murder of two women who were strangled to death and their property robbed in Elpitiya last month.

The suspect, a resident of Yagirala was arrested and handed over to the Elpitiya Police.

During further questioning of the suspect, a gold necklace, 03 pairs of earrings and a mobile phone were taken into police custody.

It has been revealed that there are cases pending against the suspect in Matugama, Kalutara and Elpitiya Magistrate Courts.

He was detained for further questioning.


  Comments - 3

  • Lam Saturday, 18 March 2023 04:48 PM

    Sri Lanka become a killing fields in many ways ..people committ suicide due to poetry; thieves on bikes roaming the street; elephants roaming village; drivers killing people in the roads; ...where are all health and safety measures?? Government officials are in deep sleep and no action has been taken to stop all this ?

    Getting better freer speach allows us to bring back death penalty Saturday, 18 March 2023 05:37 PM

    Is he a drug addict. While in most developed countries there is no death penatly, in the nation with the best and freest speech USA there is death penalty. Getting better free speech here will allow us to legitimise using death as a plenty again.

    MV Silva Sunday, 19 March 2023 01:50 PM

    The man who knows everything in Sri Lanka, has given an undertaking to the Supreme Court that he will not sign a death Warrant of any convicted person while he pledging to protect our Constitution. Has he given any reason for his convenient choice?? He should go back to the Supreme Court and alter his previous undertaking to say that he will sign death warrants of people who have committed the same crime more than once. The convict will be fed on tax payers money and it does serve any purpose to the society except for the Stupid President who sits in that chair. In my opinion, the BASL should go to the Supreme Court and initiate proceedings to this effect if they are to defend the rights of of victims in the same way the some want to protect the rights of the convicts. The BASL will not go against the Government to preserve their privileges. Our society needs a deterrent and not excuses!!!


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