One of the suspects who killed elderly couple was arrested in Galle Fort

An elderly couple residing in Valhengoda area of Ahangama police area was brutally strangled to death in their house on the night of 03.10.2024.
Officers of the Galle Division Criminal Investigation Unit arrested the main suspect who assisted in the murder on 13.11.2024.
The officers of Ahangama Police Station and Galle Division Criminal Investigation Unit engaged in a long investigation to arrest Mathew Prasanna and Mohotti Malwattage Batu, who were identified as the suspected killers.
Accordingly, the officers of the Ahangama Police Station managed to arrest the 41-year-old suspect Mathew Prasanna, who was living in the Unawatuna area and was hiding, on 04.10.2024 at Galle Fort premises.