INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
days, to be remanded in custody until January 19.On January 04, the suspect had attacked a 14-year-old child with a sword over a dispute
for 11 days, following the discharge of the victim from the hospital, the police said.Nevertheless, on Sunday (15) Welisara Magistrate
Thusitha Dhammika Uduwawidana ordered the suspect to be remanded in custody, after considering a request made by Ragama Police stating that
the investigations are still underway in search of the sword used in the attack.Attorney-at-Law Shamindra Soysa, who appeared on behalf of
the victimized child before the courts, had previously filed a motion alleging that the police, who had arrested the suspect previously, had
released the suspect due to the pressure exerted on the investigating officers by a senior police officer.The magistrate, who took all facts
presented into consideration, ordered the case to be recalled on January 19, 2024 and also ordered the police to report the progress of the
investigations related to the case to the courts on the aforementioned date.
