A prisoner was attacked and killed by a deer raised in the Weerawila open-air prison camp.

A young man who was undergoing rehabilitation under court order due to addiction to illicit drug use, was unfortunately killed after being attacked by a deer roaming freely on the prison camp grounds. This incident is reported from the Weerawila Open Prison Camp.

The deceased is a 30-year-old inmate who resided in the Warapalana area. According to police information, this unexpected incident occurred yesterday (08) around 3:55 PM.

According to reports, the inmate was engaged in cleaning activities on the camp grounds when he encountered the accident. It is said that several deer are kept within the Weerawila Open Camp premises, and a deer that was roaming freely on the grounds attacked this young man.

Although steps were taken to urgently admit the inmate, who was injured by the deer's attack, to Tissamaharama Debarawewa Hospital for treatment, the police state that he died there.

The body of the deceased has currently been placed in the mortuary of Debarawewa Hospital. The post-mortem examination related to the death is scheduled to be held today (09), and the Weerawila Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.