Negombo hospital death: Intern remanded

Chamikara Weerasinghe

The intern doctor at the Negombo hospital who was arrested on Monday by the Negombo police in connection with the mysterious death of a 22-year old woman was remanded by the Negombo Magistrate till November 27.

The victim who was a native of a remote village in Moneragala was employed at a garment factory in the Katunayaka Free Trade Zone and lived as a boarder. Her body was found on the ground of the hospital and Police are investigating whether she has been pushed from an upper storey.

The suspect doctor who was married had completed his internship period to qualify as a doctor was to receive his MBBS yesterday, police said. The incident took place on Monday at around 12 noon.

The police is yet to establish the nature of the relationship between the suspect and the girl. Investigators had found chloroform in the doctor’s quarters. The girl is believed to have been allegedly rendered unconscious by use of chloroform and then raped.