An individual was stabbed to death by a man in the after an incident at a party. The incident was reported from the Pokunuwatta area in the Mattakkuliya police division yesterday (26) morning.

The deceased has been identified as a 22 year old resident of Palliyapara, Mattakkuliya.

According to the police, the deceased had had an alcohol party with another group and the incident had taken place at the end of the party.

The suspect has been identified and has fled the area, police said. Mattakkuliya police are conducting further investigations to arrest the suspect.

 Meanwhile, a man was stabbed to death near the bathing dock at Gautarmuni Kalaputhira in the Poonaryn Police Division.

Police say that a group of individuals had come to the Gautarmuni bathing jetty in Kalaputhira last evening (26) and had been bathing.

One of the group had an argument with another person who was present at the scene and the victim who had come to prevent it had stabbed him in the chest and seriously injured him.

The man later succumbed to his injuries after being admitted to Poonaryn Hospital. The deceased has been identified as a 22 year old resident of Somasundaram, Anaikotte.

 Poonaryn police are conducting further investigations to arrest the suspect who committed the murder.