The Dambulla police say that a woman was killed by cutting her throat with a sharp weapon in a house in Titavelgol Kottawela area of Dambulla police domain last night. ..
The deceased is a 42-year-old mother of three from Padanchi of Kottawela village in Dambulla police domain.
Preliminary investigations have confirmed that the husband committed the murder after an argument between her and her husband.
Residents say that after cutting the neck, the man also left the house and when he left, he too said that he would die by hanging himself.
The search for the person who killed the woman and escaped has already started. Dambulla Police is conducting further investigations regarding the incident.
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