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29 March 2024

Mom jumps in front of train with 2 daughters; 1 child survives

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A Sri Lankan woman and her daughter were killed instantly after being hit by the Yal Devi train plying from Kilinochchi to Colombo on Sunday, the ‘Ada Derana’ newspaper reported.

At around 1m on Sunday, the woman jumped in front of the train with her two daughters between Veyangoda and Pallepola railway stations, the railway control room said.

Police said that one of the daughters survived because the speeding train did not hit her.

Police found a letter written by the woman in the hand bag carried by her which revealed the reasons for her committing suicide.

Underage girl gives birth to child after affair

A youth has been arrested in Sri Lanka after his under-age lover gave birth to a child in a hospital in Neluva, the ‘Rivira’ newspaper has reported.

Police said the youth and the 14-year-old girl had lived together for some time.

The girl’s mother, who was living separately after her second marriage, had supported her daughter’s affair, police said.

That the girl was under-age came to light when she was admitted to the Mahamodara Hospital for childbirth.

Molester tries to buy girl’s silence with Rs20

Police in Sri Lanka are searching for a man who severely molested an eight-year-old girl and tried to buy her silence with 20 rupees, the ‘Lakbima’ newspaper has reported.

According to the Saliyawewa police, the incident happed on July 15 when the girl was alone in the house. Before leaving the house after the attack, he gave her a Rs20 note, asking her not to tell anyone.

But the girl told about the incident to a school friend who informed the victim’s mother who lodged the police complaint.