Woman shot dead in Mattakkuliya [July 12 2014]

A 48-year-old woman had been shot dead by an unidentified gunman at her residence in Samithpura, in Mattakkuliya early this morning, the police said.

The victim has been identified as Priyangi Melanie Kumari. She was admitted to National Hospital in a critical condition but succumbed to her wounds shortly after.

Eyewitnesses told the police that two unidentified men on a motorcycle had rushed to the house and the pillion rider had fired several rounds at her.

Modera Police investigating into the murder found that the woman was the mother of one of the two men hacked to death in Modera last night. It is believed that the killings were carried out over an unsettled dispute.