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29 March 2024

Mom attempts to leap into sea with 2 kids

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By CORRESPONDENT
SRI LANKA: Officers of the Tourist Police Division foiled an attempt by a mother to leap over the Galle Fortress to the sea on Monday. The woman was caught dragging her two kids along with her. The trio were handed over to the Galle Children’s and Women’s Bureau, local media reported.
 
The woman from Hawpe area in Imaduwa was walking towards the Fort lighthouse along with her 4-year-old daughter and one-and-half-year-old son. Suddenly, the little girl turned back and told the police officers on duty: “Uncle, we are going to leap into the sea."
 
The mother, who was unaware of the daughter’s action, had climbed the Fortress, carrying her son with her and as she was about to leap, a constable stopped her with the assistance of some people in the vicinity.
 
The woman confessed that due to the unbearable torture by her husband, she had decided to leap to the sea.
 
The police could not contact the woman’s husband so they decided to handed over the woman and her two kids to her father after giving them a thorough advise.