They wanted to kill my son

“They came and burnt two of our houses because I stood against them. My ailing mother was bedridden but they just threw her out to the garden and even took the mattress she was sleeping and set it on fire. They demolished two of our houses.

Before this they assaulted me and my brother mercilessly near the Deraniyagala town.

Thereafter they wanted to kill my son and the only reason his life was saved was because the Chief Priest of the village hid him. If not they would have killed him too. He still doesn’t come to the village because he is frightened and is living in Meepe. They had the backing of Politicians which is why the Police continued to support them. The Police imprisoned me and my brother after I we were assaulted. OIC Thissa Gunathilake said he was taking me to the hospital and instead remanded me,” they alleged.