Former LTTE member found dead near home

23 Nov, 2015

A former LTTE member who was rehabilitated and released into society, was found dead near his home in Mannar.

Weerasingham Dhanapalasingham, aged 40, was working as a fishermen when he was found dead near his home on Saturday.

The police said that his body was found hanging from a swing tied to a tree near a tent close to his house.

A person who had gone to take him for fishing had found him dead.

Initial investigations have found that the man may have committed suicide. (Colombo Gazette)

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