The Criminal Investigation Department has arrested a 49-year-old woman in connection with the abduction and murder of a retired Army soldier that occurred in September 2018 in Kirindiwela.
The Criminal Investigation Department's Homicide and Organized Crime Investigation Division has arrested a 49-year-old woman in relation to the abduction and murder of a retired Army soldier in the Narangaspitiya area of Kirindiwela. The incident took place on September 9, 2018, and the woman arrested is identified as the wife of the deceased.
According to police statements, the arrest was made on September 7 following information received during the ongoing investigation. The suspect, a resident of Narangaspitiya in the Kirindiwela Police Division, was apprehended in the afternoon at her place of residence.
The woman has been taken into custody on allegations of aiding and abetting the crime and conspiring in the commission of the murder. The original incident involved the abduction, killing, and disappearance of the retired soldier, which prompted the CID to launch formal investigations nearly eight years after the event. The Criminal Investigation Department continues to conduct further investigations into the case.