Navy sailor commits suicide in Colpetty

Navy sailor commits suicide in Colpetty

September 25, 2016   04:46 pm

A Navy sailor has committed suicide by hanging himself at his boarding house in Colpetty, police confirmed this morning (25).


The body of the sailor was recovered upon information received by Colpetty poilice, an official said.


The deceased has been identified as a 23-year-old who was a resident of Nugegoda. His remains have been taken to the Colombo National Hospital for a post-mortem.

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