Infant’s body found inside parked three-wheeler

The body of an infant which was stuffed in a fertilizer sack has been discovered inside a three-wheeler parked near several line houses in the Henfold Tea Estate, in the Agarapathana Police division.

The discovery was made by the three-wheeler driver’s mother, who had noticed a strong odor emanating from the three-wheeler.

Agarapathana Police said that the preliminary investigations have revealed that the driver of the three-wheeler, who is a resident of the same estate, had returned home this morning (10) after going on a hire and had parked the three-wheeler himself.

Police also said that facts will be reported to the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate’s Court concerning the infant’s body, and further investigations will be conducted as ordered by the magistrate.