Suspect arrested for assaulting and threatening a prison guard
November 24, 2023 08:59 am
The police have arrested a suspect who was complicit in assaulting and threatening a prison guard.
The suspect is reportedly a 34-year-old residing in Ampitiya, Kandy. He was taken into custody in Pelawatta on Thursday afternoon (Nov.23).
On May 12, 2023, a group of assailants had barged into the house of a prison guard in Minuwangoda and threatened and assaulted him at gunpoint.
Investigations into the incident were carried out by the Homicide and Organized Crime Investigation Division.
