Miserable father who hanged himself after hanging his 3 children sets fire to house!
An incident of a father who tied the hands of his 2 daughters and male child behind their backs and hanged them after which he himself had put the noose round is neck is reported from Kamburupitiya area.
The above incident was revealed on a tip-off received by the 119 that a house in Beraliathura in Kamburupitiya area was on fire last night (26); police visited the said place and made inquiries. Even at the moment police visited the scene the house concerned had already been totally destroyed by the
fire and dead bodies of these 2 daughters, the male child and the suspect-father were found hanging dead with the aid of a nylon fishing line which was tied to a bamboo placed across two trees in front of the house.The suspect-father who has died is 44 year old Pathiranage Priyantha by name. The 2 deceased daughters are 16 year old Kaushalya Sewwandi and 10 year old Hiruni Sewwandi. The son of this suspect-father is a 14 year old samanera monk. It was understood that at the moment of this incident he had visited this house.
A certain domestic dispute that took place between the father and mother had been the cause for this tragedy and she had left home about a month before leaving the children and the husband which created a rage within him and resulted in turning him into an impulsive state of action. Further investigations are underway in connection with this incident.
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