Husband and wife dead following murder-suicide

Husband and wife dead following murder-suicide

April 26, 2016   03:39 pm

A 52-year-old man murdered his wife before committing suicide by hanging himself at a residence in the Udawela area in Bingiriya.

Police said that the 36-year-old wife was found hacked to death and that she was allegedly murdered by her husband over a family dispute. 

The magistrate’s inquiry into the incident is to be carried out by the Hettipola Magistrate while Bingiriya Police is conducting an investigation. 

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