Nine month old infant hacked to death [January 16 2014]

A nine month old infant girl had allegedly been severed to death by her father in Middeniya last night, the police said.

The victim identified as Thinidi Sadinya was living in her mothers custody following a dispute between her parents. She was occasionally visited by her father who would take her away for a while and return.

She was taken away by her father last night and moments later her severed body was found by a family member in Thekkayaya area. The suspect who is an army deserter is missing at the moment. Middeniya Police are conducting investigations.