Further details have emerged regarding the death of a remand prisoner who was reportedly shot by a prison officer after allegedly attempting to escape from the Pallekele Dumbara Prison in Kandy.
The deceased has been identified as a 27-year-old remand prisoner from the Galagedara area of Kandy. He had died at around 8.00 p.m. yesterday (01).
Prison Media Spokesperson and Commissioner of Prisons Senaka Palletenna stated that the prisoner was shot during an alleged attempt to seize a firearm belonging to a prison officer.
The prisoner had been remanded approximately one week earlier over allegations of possession of narcotics.
Following the shooting incident, his body was taken to the Kandy National Hospital last night, where members of his family also gathered.
It is further reported that the deceased had only married approximately six months ago and that his wife is currently two months pregnant.
