Infant’s body missing from Colombo national hospital mortuary

The remains were discovered on August 1 inside a toilet of a stationary train at the Maligawatta railway yard, under the Dematagoda Police Division

By Bimal Shyaman Jayasinghe  

The body of an infant, which had been placed at the Colombo National Hospital mortuary, has gone missing, the Maradana Police said.  

The remains were discovered on August 1 inside a toilet of a stationary train at the Maligawatta railway yard, under the Dematagoda Police Division. Following a court order, the body was placed at the hospital mortuary for safekeeping.  

Police officers from Dematagoda visited the mortuary on August 29 and 31 to conduct a post-mortem examination. However, the staff were unable to produce the infant’s body, raising serious concerns.  

Authorities are now probing how the body went missing from the hospital facility.