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University student arrested over Race Course murder
17 Jan, 2023
A Colombo University student has been arrested over the murder of a young woman at the Race Course Ground in Colombo 07.
The Police said the 24-year-old male student was arrested in Wellampitiya this evening.
A knife believed to have been used in the murder and a bag were also found in his possession.
The Police said they suspect the boy was preparing to commit suicide before his arrest.
The victim was a 24-year-old third-year student of the Science Faculty of the Colombo University.
The young woman was fond dead near Race Course Ground in Colombo this afternoon.
The woman was found in a pool of blood with cut wounds on her neck.
The Police suspect the woman was murdered at the location.
An investigation has been launched into the incident.?(Colombo Gazette)
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