Kahawatte killing - suspects further remanded

by Jayampathy Jayasinghe

The three suspects linked to the killing of Nayana Nilmini and her daughter Kavindi Chaturangani at Kotakethana, Kahawatte on January 31 were further remanded by the Pelmadulla Magistrate until investigations are completed by the CID.

Police Media Spokesman SP, Ajith Rohana said the wife of Dharshana alias Raju who allegedly stabbed the mother and the daughter to death had made a confession to the Pelmadulla Magistrate regarding the incident.

SP Ajith Rohana denied reports in certain media that there was political pressure on the police to shield the main suspect in the Kahawatte massacre who was a brother of the Kahawatte Pradeshiya Sabha member in the Ratnapura district. He said the delay in arresting the suspects was due to the painstaking investigations being carried out by the police to collect evidence to link the suspects to the killing.

"A criminal investigation case cannot be completed overnight like any other job", he said.