Lady doctor of Kalubowila hospital commits suicide by hanging

Lady doctor of Kalubowila hospital commits suicide by hanging

A lady doctor attached to the Kalubowila Teaching hospital in Talangama, Kalalgoda  area had committed by hanging herself on to

a nylon cord hung on to a ceiling fan in her own residence. This incident has been reported by the Talangama police.

She had committed in this manner on the night of the 30th ultimo at her residence at Weera Mawatha,at Kalalgoda in Talangama.She is 36 year old Kalani Buddhima Jayasinghe a lady medical officer.The police had said that she is the mother of two sons aged 07 and 04 years.

The husband of the deceased lady doctor is also a medical officer also attached to the Kalubowila Teaching hospital. It is learnt that the lady doctor her husband and the two sons had been living at the lady doctors mothers residence in Gampaha most of the time.

On the day of the incident she had sent an sms to her husband at 1.35 pm after completing work that she is leaving to the Talawatugoda residence. The husband of the lady doctor thinking it was late for her to go to Gampaha had gone to the Kalalgoda residence .When he entered the house he had seen the body of his wife hanging from a nylon cord tied to the ceiling fan of a room.

With the help of the neighbours the doctor husband had informed the Talangama police. A letter written by her lately had been found by the police which had been stated that she cannot no longer bear the severe tension that is encountered after child birth.

The Kaduwela acting Magistrate had arrived at the scene of the incident and had ordered a post mortem to be carried out at the office of the Judicial medical officer in Colombo on the 01st instant.

The Chief Inspector of the Talangama police station Janaka Kumara  had ordered investigations  to be carried out by the Sub Inspector of police Nawaratne along with police Sergeant Sunil ( 51361).