Woman raped, strangled to death in Maradankerni

Colombo, May 11 (Daily Mirror) - The Maradankerni Police have initiated an investigation following the suspicious death of a woman at a residence in Thalai Adi, Maradankerni, last night.

Police said the deceased is a 44-year-old mother of three and a resident of Maradankerni.

Her husband, returning from a fishing job, discovered her body near the toilet and she was pronounced dead upon admission to the Point Pedro Hospital.

A post-mortem examination confirmed that the woman had been raped and strangled to death.