Prison officials have informed the court that a suspect who was arrested and remanded in custody for the murder of Member of Parliament Amarakirthi Athukorala and his security officer has died in Mahara Prison recently.
When the case related to this murder was called before the Attanagalla Magistrate’s Court on the 28th, an officer of the Mahara Prison appeared before the open court and stated that the suspect named Anton Gabriel, who was held in remand custody, had died due to some medical condition.
Accordingly, the Attanagalla No. 02 Magistrate ordered the officers of the Mahara Prison to submit the report of the Welisara Magistrate’s Court and the report of the prison to the court in relation to the death of the suspect inmate.
A group of people assulted and killed the Member of Parliament Amarakirthi Athukorala and his security officer in Nittambuwa area during the conflict situations that occurred on May 9th.
In connection with this incident, 40 people were arrested by the police, of which 4 were released on bail and the remaining 36 were remanded in custody.
