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Woman (72), grandson (16) gunned down by man out on bail
View(s):A man released on bail three months earlier, this morning shot a woman, Anula Kandambi (72) and her grandson, Lashen Niroshan (16), of Uyanwatte in Matara, police said.
Police said they had been shot over a private dispute, and to take revenge on Anula’s son.
The victims were taken to Matara General Hospital, where they later succumbed to their injuries.
Investigators found 9 mm bullets as well as two emptycartridge cases at the crime scene. They alleged that the prime suspect is a well known drug dealer known as ‘Kudu Chaminda’, who has committed five other murders, as well as being responsible for several other deaths.
Police alleged that this drug dealer was a supporter of a senior politician in the previous regime.