A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection to the murder of a businessman in Wattala.
The Police said the body of the 56-year-old businessman was found several days after the murder, due to a foul smell emitting from the man’s house.Â
Upon inspection, the Police found the businessman, whose throat was slit, dead on his bed.
Police investigations found CCTV footage of an individual arriving with the businessman in his car, using his motorcycle, and a three-wheeler also arriving near the house.
Interrogations of the owner of the three-wheeler had revealed that his son had been informed to visit the house.Â
Upon being questioned, the three-wheeler owner’s son revealed he had been informed to come to the house by an individual identified as Lahiru.
Even though the suspect had fled the area by then, the Police were able to apprehend him twelve days after the murder.
The suspect had confessed that he had closely associated with the businessman and had murdered him to rob his jewellery.Â
He was remanded until 11 March 2025 after being produced before the Welisara Magistrate’s Court. (Islandnews)
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