A murder at a house in Talangama

Talangama Police state that this morning (12), a person was found murdered with their throat slit inside a two-story house located on Old Batapotha Road, Talangama.

The person murdered in this manner is a 72-year-old security officer who retired after serving at the Government Press. Initial investigations have revealed that even after his retirement, he was working as a security officer in a private institution.

The upper floor of the said two-story house had been rented out to a group of external individuals. Due to a sudden noise they heard from the lower floor of the house, they came down to investigate. There, they saw the homeowner lying face down in a pool of blood and informed the security forces.

No information has been revealed yet regarding the reason for this murder, and a team of officers from Talangama Police Station is conducting further investigations into the incident.