Cop killed in freak accident
Sandasen Marasinghe
A police constable was killed in a freak incident when he went to
inquire into a complaint by a man that his wife was previously married.
Police constable Thilakasiri Dassanayake was in the way of a blow
dealt with a pole by the complainant on his wife during an argument
between the duo at the time the policeman was at the couple’s home to
record the complaint in Hindagolla in Mawathagama.
The PC was rushed to the Mawathagama Hospital and later transferred
to the Kurunegala Hospital where he succumbed.
Police Spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakody told the Daily News that PC
Dassanayake had gone to the house to inquire into a complaint made by
the owner of the house stating that his wife had entered into polygamy.
The man knew his wife had entered into another marriage before she
married him.
SP Jayakody further said that when PC Dassanayake went to inquire
into the complaint, the accident occurred. Dassanayake is a father of
two. |