Eleven teenagers have been arrested in connection with the death of a schoolboy, who was beaten with helmets.
Police said the suspects were taken into custody last night (22) in the Arapola Kanda area within the Weligedara Police Division.
The arrests were made by a team of officers from the Mawathagama Police Station.
According to police, the suspects are aged between 15 and 18 and are residents of Arapola Kanda and Ambakotte areas, and are fellow school students of the victim.
The incident occurred on April 16 in the Heavenpola area of the Weligedara Police Division, where a group of boys allegedly attacked another boy by punching and kicking him and using helmets, over a personal dispute.
The victim, who sustained serious injuries, was admitted to the Kurunegala Hospital and later succumbed to his injuries yesterday.
The deceased has been identified as a 16-year-old resident of Sakareliya Watta, Hevenpola.
The body has been placed at the Kurunegala Hospital morgue while further investigations are being conducted by the Mawathagama and Weligedara Police. (Newswire)