O/L student stabbed to death by another [May 07 2013]

A 16-year-old student of a leading boys school in Colombo was stabbed to death by one of his fellow students during a heated argument in Athurugiriya on Monday, police said.

The victim had been identified as Weliweriya Liyanage Chalaka Dhanushka (16) of Panagoda. The suspect another student of the same school had been arrested by Athurugiriya Police.

A group of six students of different schools had gathered at a place in Athurugiriya to organise a dansela for the Wesak in Homagama area. A heated argument between the two students of the same school had lead to the stabbing.