Two women hacked at Kahawatta

Two young women have been hacked with a sharp weapon by a stranger who had broken into the house at Dimbulwela area at Kotakethana , Kahawatta say reports. The incident had occurred between 10.00 p.m. and 11.00 p.m. last night. The two women, a young mother of 28 and an unmarried young woman of 27, have been admitted to Ratnapura Hospital.

There had been more than 16 murders in Kotakethana area during the recent past and a STF camp and a police post has been established in the area while a force of 200 police personnel has been deployed.

The neighbours say they saw the perpetrator running away after hacking the two women. Two men have been taken into custody to question regarding the incident when two women were murdered on 31st October. Kahawatta Police is carrying out investigations to arrest the suspect.