Court grants permission to detain Kotadeniyawa rape suspect

Court grants permission to detain Kotadeniyawa rape suspect

September 24, 2015   05:21 pm

The Colombo Chief Magistrate on Thursday (24) granted permission for the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to detain and interrogate the main suspect in the murder and rape of the five-year-old child in Kotadeniyawa.


The suspect, who is said to be the main suspect as he confessed to the crime, was arrested yesterday.


The individual was arrested from a forest area in Baduwatugoda in Gampaha.

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