Bandarawela hotel murder : Police seek public support

August 25, 2023 at 4:56 PM

The Police have sought public assistance to apprehend the suspect wanted over the murder of a woman at a hotel in Bandarawela yesterday (Aug 24).

The suspect had hacked to death a 40-year-old woman from Etampitiya inside a room at the hotel and had fled the area.

Police investigations reveal that the 50-year-old man from Kelaniya had checked in at the hotel the previous day and had brought the woman to the hotel yesterday.

As the suspect had left the hotel hurriedly in the evening, hotel employees had inspected the room on suspicion and had found the woman’s body.

The Police have sought public assistance to apprehend the suspect, urging the public with any information to contact the Police via 071 8591523 / 071 8710108 / 071 8594033. (NewsWire)