Police launched an investigation following information received about a man found dead under suspicious circumstances at a residence near the Walawegama School in the Ipalogama Police Division.

The incident occurred on 8 December evening, and the deceased has been identified as a 37-year-old resident of the Walawegama area. Preliminary investigations revealed that the deceased had bled profusely at the location where he was found and it is confirmed that the death is being treated as a homicide. According to the initial findings, the deceased had consumed alcohol with another individual at his residence on the night of 7 December. Investigators suspect that the murder occurred during an altercation that followed. The body remained at the scene under Police protection pending a Magistrate’s inquest.