Police have arrested a man and a woman accused of abandoning a four‑year‑old girl in Wattegama after bringing her there in a three‑wheeler.
According to the Police, the arrests were made by the Hali Ela Police this morning (14).
Investigations revealed that the arrested woman is the child’s mother, while the man has been identified as her illicit partner.
The suspect couple is to be handed over to the Wattegama Police Station for further investigations into the incident. (Newswire)