A father-of-three, who had advised a group of youths against performing stunts on motorcycles at the funeral procession of a young man who had died in a motorcycle accident, has reportedly been attacked by the youths with helmets in the Wadduwa area yesterday (Aug 09).
The final rites of the 19-year-old who was killed in a motorcycle accident were performed at the Weragama Public Cemetery in Wadduwa last evening.
A group of young men who had arrived on at least 30 motorcycles had performed dangerous stunts such as wheelies, claiming that they intended to pay their last respects to the deceased youth.
At that moment, the father-of-three in question had advised them not to do so, and the group of nearly 30 youths had subsequently brutally assaulted him with their motorcycle helmets.
Several people in the vicinity had managed to rescue him, according to eyewitnesses of the incident.
Wadduwa Police is conducting further investigations regarding the incident.
