Woman attempts suicide after strangling daughter

Woman attempts suicide after strangling daughter

June 26, 2015   09:51 am

A woman had attempted to commit suicide after strangling to death her own daughter in the Keenalanwatta area in Ella, police said.

The woman, a resident of an estate house in the area, had strangled the 2-year-old girl and was attempting to take her own life when residents in the area had managed to stop her.

The girl’s mother was admitted to the Demodara Hospital and later transferred to the Badulla General Hospital for further treatment.

 

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