Police have launched investigations into two separate incidents after the bodies of an elderly woman and a young man were discovered in Galewela and Deraniyagala.
Galewela Police commenced an investigation after receiving information yesterday (14) evening about the discovery of an elderly woman’s body near a railway bridge at Halmillagama along the North-West Canal.
The deceased has been identified as an 82-year-old woman from the Galewela area. Police investigations revealed that she had been suffering from a mental illness and had left her home on July 13.
Her body has been placed at the Dambulla Hospital morgue, where a post-mortem examination is scheduled to be conducted. Further investigations into the incident are being carried out by Galewela Police.
Meanwhile, Deraniyagala Police are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in Bopakanda Oya within the Deraniyagala Police Division.
The deceased has been identified as a 27-year-old resident of Deraniyagala. Following a magisterial inquiry, the body was transferred to the Deraniyagala Hospital morgue for a post-mortem examination.
Deraniyagala Police are continuing investigations to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.
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