Man suspected of killing woman and packing body in luggage arrested

August 5, 2015 02:39 pm

The individual suspected of murdering a woman and packing her body inside a luggage arrested from Kovikulam, Mannar, Police said a short while ago. The suspect is a 44 year old man from Nallur, Jaffna.

The body found inside a luggage at the Bastian Mawatha Bus Terminal in Pettah was identified as a 34-year-old woman from Vaddukoddai, Jaffna.

Police on July 29 found the remains of a woman inside a luggage at the bus station near Bastian Mawatha.

The body was recovered after a pedestrian, who spotted the luggage, informed the Colombo Fort Police while it was taken to the Colombo National Hospital for an autopsy.

Woman’s body found inside luggage identified
Jul 31st, 2015

Body found in luggage near Bastian Mawatha
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TAGS : Bastian Mawatha , Mannar , Jaffna , murder ,

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