Teen arrested over child’s murder remanded

28 Sep, 2015

The 17 year old boy arrested over?the murder of 4 1/2 year old Seya Sadewmini in Kotadeniyawa has been further remanded till October 2 together with another suspect.

A third suspect who was arrested later,?identified as 33 year old Dinesh Priyashantha, had confessed to the killing.

The police were earlier?investigating the laptop used by the 17 year old boy.

The police media unit had said that pornographic materiel had been recovered from the laptop and it has been sent to the Colombo University in an attempt to gather more information on the data stored in the laptop.

The police also said that DNA samples had been taken from the remains of the child,?Seya Sadewmini and the two suspects arrested initially for further investigations. (Colombo Gazette)

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