The body of a 14-year-old girl suspected to be murdered has been found in a toilet pit under construction in the Akkarawita area in Gampaha.
The Police said the child’s mother had filed a complaint with the Gampaha Police yesterday claiming that her daughter has been missing since 02 December.
A probe launched by the Gampaha Police based on the complaint had found the root cause of the disappearance.
In her complaint, the child’s mother had raised doubts about her second husband.
Based on the complaint and other information collected during the probe, the man had been arrested on suspicion.
During interrogation, the man confessed to murdering the child and disposing of her body in a toilet pit under construction on the rear side of the house, and closing the pit with a concrete slab.
Police officers have been deployed to the scene of the crime, while the Magisterial Inquiry is to be conducted today. The Gampaha Police is conducting further investigations. (Islandnews)
