INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A 37-year-old was found hacked to death inside a house in the Dodangoda area early this morning (14 Aug), according to police.The deceased
has been identified as Matara Arachchige Dimuth Chamika, a father-of-one residing in the Dolelanda area in Dodangoda.He had reportedly been
incident took place at 02:30 a.m
today, when a group of people had broken into the house, and attacked the deceased with sharp weapons, critically injuring him.The victim
was then rushed to the Nagoda Teaching Hospital in Kalutara, however had succumbed to his injuries shortly after, hospital sources said.The
attack is suspected to have taken place owing to a dispute between the deceased and an ill-famed drug dealer in the Matugama
area.Accordingly, while the group of assailants have been identified as associates of the said drug dealer, police stated that efforts are
underway to arrest them after they had reportedly fled the area.Speaking on the matter, a senior police officer revealed that the deceased
further stated that the said individual is also believed to be amongst those who had attacked Chamika.Further investigations into the murder
and the arrest of the group of attackers are being carried out by the Scene of Crime Officers (SOCO) Unit of the Kalutara Police.
