Mother and son held for killing

A youth and his mother were taken into custody in connection with the killing of his father at a village in the Kalutara District, the police said yesterday. According to the police, the duo are alleged to have hacked and later torched the victim before burying the remains in a shallow grave in the back yard of their house at Thottawellawatte in the Welipenne police area on late Friday.

The son is alleged to have dealt the fatal blow during a brawl. He is later said to have attempted to dispose of the body. The mother and son are later alleged to have confessed to the crime.
The Welipenne police are investigating.