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Young couple dead in apparent murder-suicide in Pannala
Jan 03, 201804:37 PM
An incident has been reported from the Jayagama area in Pannala where a young boy has murdered a young girl by slashing her throat before taking his own life.
The youth had carried out the murder and then reportedly committed suicide by slashing his own throat. The deceased are believed to be lovers.
According to reports, the murdered girl is only sixteen years of age.
Pannala Police are conducting further investigations into the murder suicide.
UPDATE: Police said that the 20-year-old youth, a resident of Chilaw, had arrived at the house of his 16-year-old girlfriend this afternoon and murdered her using a sharp object.
He had then used the same object to slash is own throat and commit suicide.
