Wellawatte triple murder:

Suspect makes confession

by Jayampathy JAYASINGHE

The suspect wanted by the Wellawatte police in connection with the alleged killing of his father, mother and sister was arrested at Kadawatha while travelling in a passenger bus bound for Kurunegala on Friday around 10.a.m, when a fellow passenger who noticed him in the back seat of the bus informed the Wellawatte police, Police Media Spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana told the Sunday Observer.

The suspect had shaven his head to disguise himself and police found some drugs in his possession which they believe were used as the poison given to his parents and his sister.

Acting on a tip off, Inspector Nagahawatte of the Wellawatte police Crime unit and his team of officers gave chase and intercepted the bus with the help of officers of the Kadawatha police. The suspect on interrogation admitted that he had given yoghurt laced with some drugs to his parents and his sister to rob their gold jewellery.

He had not been in good terms with his father since he had refused to give him some money to settle a debt as his father had received his EPF and ETF money.

According to the police he had borrowed large sums of money from various businessmen at Kotahena and was in debt to the tune of Rs. 7 million.

Soon after his parents and sister had been drugged he had gone to his parental home at Kotagala and ransacked the almirahs and stolen some valuables. On his return when he visited his flat he found his parents and sister dead. Thereafter, he had stolen the gold jewellery and kept several air fresheners and moth balls to drown the smell of the rotting bodies.