හෝමාගම පොලිස් අත්අඩංගුවේදී මියගිය සැකකරුගේ මරණ පරීක්ෂණයෙන් විවෘත තීන්දුවක්..
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Daily Mirror and Sri Lanka Mirror report that a medical report found the man, who died in Homagama Police custody, had three broken ribs and bleeding in his brain. Lankadeepa reports that he became suddenly unwell in a cell at Homagama headquarters police station and died after being taken to hospital.
Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report that Western Province Senior Deputy Inspector General Sajeewa Medawatte said police believe an assault may have caused the death. Lankadeepa reports that information had emerged suggesting the man was assaulted inside the Crimes Division, and that the possibility of an assault could not be excluded. Newswire also reports that police acknowledged procedural failures.
WhatNews (සිංහල) identifies the deceased as a 29-year-old man and reports that the Homagama Crimes Division Officer-in-Charge was arrested in connection with the death. Newsfirst (සිංහල), Ada Derana (සිංහල) and Sri Lanka Mirror report that the officer was remanded by the Homagama Magistrate’s Court until November 12, 2026. Tamilmirror’s headline also reports an officer’s arrest, without further details in the supplied text.
Sri Lanka Mirror reports that the Homagama Police Station Headquarters Inspector was suspended immediately over alleged negligence and failure to supervise officers properly in connection with the death. The supplied reports do not give further details of what investigators or officials plan to do next.
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