Tangalle shooting: T56 rifle recovered
December 27, 2011 03:19 pm
Police have recovered the firearm suspected to have been used in the shooting that left a British tourist dead in Tangalle on December 25, Police Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana told Ada Derana a short while ago.
He stated that the firearm was a T56 assault rifle and that it was recovered from the scene of the shooting.
Chairman of the Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha, who was wanted in connection to the killing of a British tourist, surrendered himself to the police last night
The foreigner was assaulted and murdered by group of individuals during a party at a resort in Tangalle at around 3am on December 25. The body of the victim reportedly bore wounds inflicted using sharp objects and also gunshot wounds.
Two suspects had turned themselves over to the police last night while several other suspects involved in the murder are still at large.
The Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman had reportedly been present at the time of the incident and was suspected to be involved.
The British tourist’s wife, who was also attacked, is currently being treated at the ICU of the Karapitiya Hospital.
The victim, Khuram Shaikh is a volunteer for the International Committee of the Red Cross at the Gaza Strip.
