16-year-old boy hacked to death following dispute in Gandara

A 16-year-old boy from Devinuwara has died after sustaining cut injuries in an assault with a sharp weapon following a dispute between two groups in the Akkara 18 area, within the Gandara Police Division, last night (09), police said. Investigations conducted so far have revealed that the murder followed the escalation of a previous dispute between the deceased and another group of persons, police said.

Summarised from Ada Derana