Man hangs himself after assaulting woman

Gamini Jayasinghe AND Tennakoon Kulasekera

A father of three has committed suicide by hanging over a wooden beam of his own house on June 1 after assaulting his wife with an axe.

The deceased Anura Shantha, 43 a resident of Kanadaradivulweva, Medawachchiya had come home drunk at about 8 O’clock in the night on that day and was involved in a quarrel with his wife who was watching television at home.

Later he had hit his wife with an axe before committing suicide. His wife had sustained serious injuries due to the attack and was admitted to Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital. Medawachchiya police is investigating.