INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The matron of a juvenile detention centre at Islamabad in Kalmunai, who was arrested over the death of a 14-year-old detainee at the centre,
arrested woman is a resident of Trincomalee, police said.On Thursday morning (30), the warden of the juvenile detention centre in question
had informed Kalmunai Police Station that a child, who was detained in the centre, was lying on the floor unconscious.During the
the post-mortem examination that the death of the child was caused by assault, whereas further police investigations have uncovered that the
matron of the detention centre had recently beaten the child, the police said.Later, police had arrested the matron, after she surrendered
to the Kalmunai Police Station today.The 14-year-old deceased, who was a resident of the Kokuvil area, had been detained at the juvenile
detention centre in question since November 17, 2023 as per a court order following his arrest for a theft, according to police.Kalmunai
Police is conducting further investigations regarding the incident.
