Stabbing case: suspect remanded

P. Kahawala -Ingiriya central group corr.

A man who allegedly stabbed a woman to death was remanded until February 22 by Horana magistrate Mahinda Ranasingha. The suspect is a resident of Yagirala, Matugama.

The woman aged 27, an employee of a factory in Ingiriya town, was stabbed at her working place. She succumbed to her injuries while receiving treatment at the Horana Hospital, the police said. Investigations revealed that the couple had an affair and the incident had taken place following an argument.