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“I was afraid she would leave me for someone else”

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The boyfriend who stabbed his girlfriend to death at the RaceCourse Ground, Colombo said yesterday that he was afraid that she would leave him for another person.

Chathuri Hansika Mallikarachchi (24), a resident of Homagama Kiriwaththuduwa, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend at around 1.00 pm yesterday (17). She was a third year student of Colombo University’s Faculty of Science.

Chathuri was the eldest daughter of the family and she has a younger sister who is a school student.

Chathuri, who studied at Anula Vidyalaya in Nugegoda, has been selected to the Science Faculty with highest marks from A/L Examination.

Her university friends said that she managed an educational YouTube channel.

Her boyfriend who killed her is also a third year student at the Colombo University. The suspect is Pasindu Chathuranga, a resident of Chiththampahuwa, Wellampitiya.

Police said he had conducted tution classes for grades 9, 10, 11 in Wellampitiya, Kolonnawa, Kotikawatta, and Kiribathgoda areas.

“I want her. I can’t live without her. I loved her with all my heart but she tried to go for someone else,” the arrested boyfriend has told the police amidst crying.

Investigations revealed that the boyfriend was afraid that his girlfriend would leave him for another person and therefore, he has imposed restrictions on her. He also forbade her to talk to other male students and men.

“She didn’t listen to what I said. Therefore, I had nothing else to do,” the suspect said during police questioning.

Investigations have revealed that he purchased the knife used in murder from a shop and planned to kill her in advance.

He had carried the knife in his bag and had come to the Race Course Grounds with her at around 12.30 in the afternoon yesterday (17).

Investigations revealed that the suspect had tried to impose more restrictions on his girlfriend to which girlfriend had opposed. Therefore, he had killed the girlfriend out of fear that she would leave him.

After killing his girlfriend, the suspect ran from the Race Course Ground towards Colombo University with the blood stained knife in his bag and wiping the blood in his hands on the bag.

Several CCTV cameras had recorded the suspected student running towards the university.

The police said the student who went to the university had later gone to his house in Wellampitiya and left his mobile phone and NIC card at home.

Police suspects whether he left the house with the intention of ending his life by jumping into the Kelani River.

However, when he returned home, a police team arrived at his home to arrest him.

The police arrested him and found the blood-stained knife used to kill the girlfriend.

Source – Dinamina

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Sri Lankan ground staff awarded promised cash reward – SLC

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Sri Lanka Cricket states that they have commenced the distribution of the US$50,000 award (LKR 16 million) money promised during the Asia Cup to the ground staff of the RPICS, Colombo, and PICS, Kandy.

Accordingly, 138 members of the ground staff of the RPICS, Colombo, who worked during the Asia Cup 2023 (permanent and contract employees) were rewarded for their effort, while 115 members of the ground staff of the PICS, Kandy, will receive their reward this Friday.

A media statement by the SLC further notes : 

The staff of both venues did a yeomen service during the tournament to ensure the practice facilities, outfield, pitches, covering and uncovering of the ground, and related services were in place and in time to conduct the tournament successfully, despite the bad weather conditions that prevailed during that time.

Curators, turf supervisors, ground staff, and technical staff are among the recipients of the reward payment.

The rewards were granted to the RPICS ground staff by the National Curator, Mr. Godfrey Dabrera, this morning.

The rewards were awarded jointly by the Asian Cricket Council and Sri Lanka Cricket, with each institution contributing US$25,000.

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Man killed after hospital wall collapses

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A father of one lost his life after he was crushed under a wall that collapsed at the Henwala Divisional Hospital in Kadugannawa.

The wall had collapsed when workers were preparing the foundation to construct a new wall, says Mr. Indika Ranaweera, Assistant Director of the Kandy District Disaster Management Centre.

The man who was crushed to death has been identified as a 32-year-old named Ranjith Abeyratne who is a father of one.
The remains were moved to the Henawala Hospital in Kadugannawa, and the Kadugannawa Police are investigating the incident.

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Earthslip blocks upcountry railway tracks again

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Train operations on the upcountry line have been disrupted due to an earthslip which occurred around 4.00pm today (Dec. 06) between Ohiya and Idalgashinna railway stations, amidst the heavy rains in the area.

Sri Lanka Railways said that trains plying to Badulla will be terminated at Ohiya railway stations until the tracks are cleared.

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