Akuregoda double murder suspect driver brought back to Sri Lanka

Police said a suspect linked to the February 13 killing of attorney Buddhika Mallawarachchi and his lawyer wife in Akuregoda was arrested in the Maldives...

Police said a suspect linked to the February 13 killing of attorney Buddhika Mallawarachchi and his lawyer wife in Akuregoda was arrested in the Maldives and repatriated through Bandaranaike International Airport. Investigators say the suspect drove the vehicle used in the killing, which police allege was orchestrated by organised crime figure Karandeniya Sudda, and the CID is continuing inquiries.newswire +2

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