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19 March 2024

Drunk attacks wife with knife; drinks poison

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Colombo - A man, who attacked his wife with a sharp weapon causing severe injuries, was found near an abandoned house in a serious condition on June 30, after fleeing home and drinking poison.

He has been admitted to the Polonnaruwa General Hospital, ‘Mawbima’ reported.

The man from Mahaweli Village in Suriyawewa, Welikanda, had attacked the wife’s neck, mouth and hands with a sharp weapon after an argument on June 29.

He then ran to a forest after consuming poison, police said.

The woman, who was in serious condition, has been transferred to the Kandy General Hospital.

Welikanda police are investigating.
 

Man molests woman


‘Hiru Gossip’ reports that a 34-year-old married man from Pothanegama area in Giribawa, molested a woman he offered a lift to on his motorbike.

The woman was waiting for a bus on June 25, when the suspect came on his motorcycle and told the victim that he was too going towards the town and could give her a lift.

The woman got on to the bike but the suspect then changed the direction and took her to a burial ground where he molested her.

A team of police officers on mobile patrol in the area spotted the woman and rescued her.

The suspect is due to be produced before the magistrate court and Anuradhapura police are investigating.