Story of 17 year old son who embraced death in having gone to settle dispute after getting clout from mammoty handle aimed at mother by father -- story that shot was aimed at mongoose ... a fib

Story of 17 year old son who embraced death in having gone to settle dispute after getting clout from mammoty handle aimed at mother by father -- story that shot was aimed at mongoose ... a fib

An tragic incident was reported yesterday from Balangoda where a 17 year old son had died when he had jumped to the midst to settle a dispute between parents. 

A child by the name of Naveen Dhananjaya sustained serious bruises to his head from the handle of a mammoty during a clash that occured between father and mother in a house in Udumulla area, Massenna, Balangoda and ultimately the child embraced death as a result. He had passed away yesterday (12) after about 5 days being treated at intensive care unit at Ratnapura general hospital being admitted in a serious condition from a blow on his head. What hospital authorities said was that
death has occured as a result of internal haemorrhage of the brain which has occured from a heavy blow striking his head. 

The deceased child had been studying at Balangoda Vidyaloka Madhya Maha Vidyalaya in the 11th grade. There had been constant conflicts in the house concerned and such a clash has taken place in the house last fifth too. This 17 year old child had jumped to the midst to prevent a blow from the handle of a mammoty aimed at his mother and it had been on that occasion the handle of the mammoty had struck him. 

It had struck the boy's head and there had been a heavy flow of blood; however the parents had not taken action to give the child any medical attention and had instead only some balm on the bruise. After about a day elapsed after the said incident the child had begun to vomit and the swelling had been continuously present in which instance he was admitted to Balangoda basic hospital and as his condition appeared seriou, he was transferred to the intensive care unit of Ratnapura general hospital. On that occasion his parents had not informed anything to the hospital about their clash and what the child's mother has told Ratnapura hospital police was that at a moment when a pole was thrown at a mongoose, it had by mistake struck the boy's head. 

Two days later Ratnapura hospital police had notified Balangoda police station that a father who had arrived home had aimed a pole at a mongoose and that shot had struck the 17 year old son of Massenna in Balangoda and that he was admitted to Balangoda basic hospital from where he was transferred to intensive care unit of Ratnapura general hospital and that there is some suspicion about this ... to launch an investigation. 

A special investigation was carried out by Balangoda police last 8th by visiting the home where the child lived and according to a statement given by the boy's 13 year old sister it was possible to reveal that the blow was aimed by the father. Police say that the handle of the mammoty was found under the bed of the house. According to information secured, the father was taken into custody by Officers of Balangoda police for having struck the blow on the deceased. On that occasion a statement was recorded from the child's mother too. The 39 year old father of the two children named Nimal Jayaratna alias Mahathun who was thus arrested was produced before Balangoda acting magistrate, Mr. M.N.Goonawardena and the father of the deceased was remanded till 22nd of this month. Balangoda police are conducting inquiries in this connection.