A toddler has died after accidentally consuming adult medication in the Mankulam area in Jaffna. 

The Police said the 1 ½-year-old boy had been hospitalised at the Kilinochchi Hospital and had died while receiving treatment on Tuesday (04 Mar).

Investigations have revealed that the child had consumed medication that had been bought to treat his grandmother’s illness.

The Mankulam Police is conducting investigations. (Newswire)

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A 48-year-old woman from Mankulam in the Northern Province has been arrested in connection to hanging a dog to death.

Police Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manathunga said that she was arrested in connection to the incident, of which a photograph had gained attention on social media recently.

He further said that the dog had been hanged to death by being tied to a tree by the neck using a rope, on Saturday (Jan 25).

Investigations conducted by the Mankulam Police had led to the arrest of a 48-year-old woman today. 

Police Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manathunga said she has been arrested under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Act and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance, No. 13 of 1907, and will be produced in court.

According to media reports, a mediation board in Oddusuddan, Mullaitivu District, had issued a verdict to hang the dog as it had bitten a goat, to resolve a conflict between two groups of people. (Newswire)

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A 39-year-old Army Soldier was reported dead and 09 other officers were injured in a road accident near the Vasanthanagar junction in Mankulam in the Northern Province.

The Police said a lorry travelling from Mankulam to Kilinochchi had collided with a pickup truck transporting a group of Army personnel early this morning.

One Army soldier travelling in the back of the truck had been thrown out and onto the lorry that was travelling behind, and had succumbed to injuries while being admitted to the Killinochchi Hospital. 

The other 09 Army personnel who had also sustained injuries in the accident are receiving treatment at the Kilinochchi Hospital. 

The deceased Army soldier has been identified as a resident of Galgamuwa and an officer on duty at the Murrukkandy Camp. 

The driver of the lorry has been arrested in connection to the accident, while the Mankulam Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (Newswire/ Pic- Accident1st)

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