Main Suspect in Triple Murder Beheaded After Armed Assault at Home

COLOMBO (News 1st); A shocking and gruesome killing has been reported from the Mamadala area in the Ambalantota Police Division, where the main suspect in a previously reported triple murder was brutally killed during a late-night attack on his home.

Police said the incident occurred at around 8.30 p.m. yesterday (11) when a group of individuals forced their way into a house in the Mamadala area and attacked a man with sharp weapons, killing him.

According to police information relayed by our correspondent, the attackers severed the victim’s head and later abandoned it near the Mamadala junction before fleeing the scene.

During the same attack, the group also opened fire at the deceased man’s father-in-law, who was inside the house at the time. He sustained serious injuries and is currently receiving treatment at the Hambantota District General Hospital.

Police confirmed that the man killed was the main suspect in a triple murder that took place in the Mamadala area in 2025, during which three people were killed after a group stormed a house. The victim was a father of three children.

Further revelations indicate that the deceased had been held in remand custody over the triple murder charges and was released on bail on March 31 this year.

Police have uncovered information about three individuals suspected to be involved in this killing, and one suspect was arrested last night. Investigations into the incident are continuing under the direction of Ambalantota Police.