A suspect in the murder of a 09-year-old girl in May 2022 has been sentenced to 27 years of rigorous imprisonment. 

The verdict was issued by Panadura High Court Judge Saman Kumara when the case was taken up for hearing today. 

The justice also ordered the suspect to pay Rs. 3 million in compensation to the mother of the deceased child.

The judge further said that in the event, the suspect fails to pay the compensation, he will be issued a suspended sentence of another 6 ½ years. 

The suspect has been sentenced under charges of manslaughter and abduction of the child from the mother. 

The child was murdered after allegedly being drowned in a swamp in the Atulugama area in Panadura. 

The suspect had lured the child into a forest area while her mother had visited a nearby grocery store. 

As the child had screamed out during the attempt to molest her, the suspect is reported to have allegedly drowned her in a swamp out of fear.

Investigations have revealed that the suspect was a friend of the child’s father who had visited her residence regularly. (NewsWire)

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A 63-year-old woman has been arrested over the murder of a 12-year-old girl in the Thiranaveli area in Kopay, Jaffna. 

The Police stated that the body of the child was found inside a room of a lodge in the area after being informed of a foul smell being emitted from the closed room. 

On Tuesday (Sep 12), the Kapay Police found the body of a child who had died several days before on one bed, and an unconscious woman on another bed in the same room. 

The deceased has been identified as a 12-year-old resident of Palliya Road, Trincomalee.

The woman had been rushed to hospital and is currently receiving treatment at the Jaffna Hospital under Police protection. 

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the child is her granddaughter from her daughter’s first marriage. 

The Police said the woman and child had arrived at the lodge on Saturday (Sep 09). The woman had, thereafter, administered insulin and also made the child consume 10 sleeping tablets and had murdered her. 

The Kopay Police are conducting an investigation into the murder. (NewsWire)

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