A prison inmate who was admitted to the Negombo Hospital for a corona examination has died
after falling from the eighth floor of the hospital while attempting to escape.
The inmate and others in the Negombo Prison were admitted to the Negombo Hospital for coronary examination under the strict protection of prison officials.
After he disappeared from the ward in the middle of the night last night, an investigation revealed that he had fallen to the ground and died.
The deceased was a 34-year-old man involved in a drug charge.