Two persons arrested in connection with robberies in Malabe recently

The police have arrested two individuals involved in a burglary during which a woman was tied up inside her house in Thalahena, Malabe and her ailing husband was murdered.

In the early hours of March 16, the two individuals, who entered a residence, had tied up a woman and murdered her husband before making off with their gold jewellery, including a necklace, bracelet, three rings and two earrings.

The main suspect, who had reportedly frequented the murder victim’s place to pluck coconuts, and his associate were taken into custody by the Western Province (South) crimes division on Sunday (March 20).

Investigating CCTV footage, the police managed to trace the route of the suspects to Battaramulla, after they left the victim’s residence in the early hours of the day. The police later uncovered that the main suspect is a permanent resident of Sayurupura apartment complex in Welikada.