The body of a young woman, who had died after mysteriously falling from the 13th floor of a multi-storey residential building, has been recovered early this morning (Sept. 09). 

Reports revealed that the deceased was a British citizen of Sri Lankan origin.

The body was found after the Mount Lavinia police officers received a complaint at around 2:40 a.m.

The 27-year-old had arrived on the island on March 08 this year and purchased an apartment unit in the aforementioned residential building located at Alwis Road in Mount Lavinia.

It was also reported that she was romantically involved with a young law student from the Wellawatta area with whom she had become acquainted via Facebook.

Upon her arrival, she had been living in the apartment unit with her 29-year-old boyfriend for the past six months. The police said the young man, who is pursuing his studies in Switzerland, had returned to the island in 2022.

According to reports, she was supposed to fly back to England tomorrow morning (Sept. 10). During interrogations, the boyfriend told the police that they had an argument over religion last night.

The youth also divulged that he had consumed at least 6 cans of beer last evening. He had reportedly looked for his girlfriend later that night after realizing she was missing. He had later noticed her body lying on the floor outside the apartment building.

Mount Lavinia Police is investigating the incident further to ascertain if foul play was involved in the death of the young woman.

The magisterial inquest into the death was conducted this afternoon, and the post-mortem is scheduled to be performed tomorrow.