A woman in Morawaka died after she was allegedly assaulted by her husband, on November 9, Malimbada Police said.
After the incident, the suspect had fled with the couple’s two-year-old child, police said. The deceased has been identified as Harsha Nishani Kaluarachchi, 33, who had been working in a garment factory in Malimbada North.
Preliminary police investigations have revealed that the 37-year-old suspect had an argument with his wife and mother-in-law on the night of November 9 and had then assaulted both women with a stick.
The mother of the deceased, who was critically injured in the attack, has been admitted to hospital.
Several special police teams have been deployed to arrest the suspect.
Officers of the Matara Crimes Division (SOCO) are also assisting the Malimbada Police in the investigation and the magisterial inquiry was scheduled to be held yesterday.
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