A second victim of the arson attack on a home in Vavuniya recently has succumbed to his injuries.

The Police stated that the victim had died while receiving treatment for burn injuries at the Jaffna District Hospital early this morning.

A 21-year-old woman initially died after an unidentified group set fire to a house in the Thonikkal area in Vavuniya on Sunday (July 23). 

Several others who had sustained burn injuries in the incident were admitted to the Vavuniya Hospital.

However, the 34-year-old husband of the deceased female victim was transferred to the Jaffna District Hospital for further treatment where he succumbed to injuries today.

The Police stated that the couple have been identified as residents of Omanthai. The other injured persons are receiving treatment at the Vavuniya Hospital.

The cause of the attack is unknown and the Vavuniya Police has launched investigations to apprehend the suspects involved in the incident. (NewsWire)

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An unidentified group has allegedly attacked the house of State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera located on Sarathchandra Dias Mawatha in Pamunuwila, Gonawila, it was reported. 

According to Lankadeepa, the group had attacked the Gampaha District MP’s two-storey house causing damages.

The Sapugaskanda Police stated that eight windows of the house have been damaged in the attack.

No person was in the house at the time of the attack, while the Sapugaskanda Police has launched an investigation to apprehend the suspects involved in the incident. 

The Sapugaskanda Police further stated that steps are being taken to monitor CCTV footage near the house to identify the suspects. (NewsWire)

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