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False alarm delays former Acting Magistrate’s funeral
View(s):Funeral arrangements of a former Acting Magistrate in Kaduwela was disrupted yesterday, when Police Emergency- 119, received an anonymous call to say that the deceased was allegedly assaulted and killed by his son.
Police had then obtained a court order from the Kaduwela Magistrate, to remove the body from the funeral parlour for a Judicial Medical Examination.
The postmortem however, revealed that death was due to natural causes.
An inquiry has been launched to identify the anonymous caller, police said, adding that necessary action will be taken against the culprit.