Infant’s alleged murder: Duo held

Anuradhapura central special corr

A 19-year-old girl and her lover were arrested by the Eppawala Police on Tuesday for the alleged murder of a 10-day-old infant girl and burying the body in a home garden plot.

Police said investigations revealed that the couple have had an illicit affair for a long time and the boy had left the girl when he came to know that she was pregnant. The girl had later given birth but neighbours who had noticed that the new born baby was missing, had alerted the police who arrested the girl on suspicion.

On interrogation, she had confessed to having killed the infant and buried the body. On hearing that the girl was under arrest, the boy had visited her home and following public information, police arrested him. The infant’s body was due to be exhumed yesterday for a magisterial inquiry. Investigations are continuing.