A 24-year-old youth has been murdered following the escalation of an argument over a mobile phone in Colombo.
The youth had been attacked with a sharp weapon and murdered next to a transformer at Gunananda Mawatha in Kotahena last night.
The victim is reported to have resided along with his parents and sister at Gunananda Mawatha.
The Police said the victim had visited a friend after which the two had arrived near the transformer and had engaged in a dispute with another person over a mobile phone.
The suspect is said to have stabbed the victim on his back with a knife during the argument.
The Kotahena Police have launched investigations to arrest the suspect who has been identified. (NewsWire)