Old habits die hard
Amila Prabath Wanasinghe
A woman pickpocket who escaped from police custody was nabbed while
hiding in her sister’s house following a tip-off.
The suspect was arrested on a complaint of attempting to steal a
purse from a woman buying material from a shop in Medawachchiya town.
Police said the woman aged 44 was arrested in Kandy and she later
fled.
The woman was later arrested hiding in her sister’s house in
Medawachchiya Probodhagama. Medawachchiya police say the suspect woman
has been involved in a number of pickpocketting cases in Anuradhapura,
Galenbindunuwewa, Chilaw and Nittambuwa. Police are investigating.
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