Two murders have been reported in the Kalutara North and Kuliyapitiya areas on Sunday, the Police said.
A 45-year-old resident of Panapitiya, Kalutara North, was reported dead after being attacked at his house by an unknown group.
The Police said the man had been asleep inside his house when the suspects had broken into the house and attacked him with sharp weapons.
The victim who sustained serious injuries had died after being admitted to the Kalutara Nagoda Hospital.
The cause of the murder is yet to be ascertained, while the Kalutara North Police are conducting investigations to apprehend the suspects.
Meanwhile, a 44-year-old woman was reported dead after being attacked with a sharp weapon in the Walpitagama area in Kuliyapitiya.
According to the Police, the woman’s husband had attacked her with a mammoty during a family dispute.
The Police have arrested the 43-year-old suspect, while the Kuliyapitiya Police are conducting further investigations. (Newswire)
