Paramour slashes widow to death
A shop owner down Art Gallery Road, Hirana in Panadura was slashed to death recently inside her own shop. In the complaint lodged by the son of the deceased it was alleged that the mother had been having an illicit affair with a person running a pharmacy who was also married.
When the media visited the funeral house, most of those who were present had declined to speak to the press about the incident.
The story gathered by the media relying on the facts obtained from visitors at the funeral, related that the deceased woman had lost her husband, an Airman about sixteen years ago while in service. With her three children she had to battle it out for her existence. There were several men who had stepped in to help her but among them Jayantha the owner of a Pharmacy was special.
He built up an intimacy with Thushari Wasana three years ago, despite him being a father. Evidence had surfaced to the fact that he had lived with Thushari in her house neglecting his family.
His wife had lodged a complaint with the police about her husband’s behaviour. The Pharmacy owner had fled the area soon after the murder of Thushari, which aroused suspicion and led to the police trailing him. Evidence also proved there had been a struggle between the woman and the suspect which ended with the suspect slashing her with a sharp weapon. The deceased woman’s house was located about one kilometre away from the Pharmacy.
It was usual for the deceased woman to return home after closing her shop around 9.30 p.m.. On the day of the incident as she had not returned. The husband of the eldest daughter of the deceased woman had knocked at the doors of the shop and as there was no answer, he had alerted the other children who had entered the shop and in the dark had searched inside.
He built up an intimacy with Thushari Wasana three years ago, despite him being a father. Evidence had surfaced to the fact that he had lived with Thushari in her house neglecting his family.
They were shocked to see with the aid of a torchlight the slain body of their mother lying across the cashiers table inside the shop. With the police being informed and the deploying of their official sniffer dog “Grero” they were led to the doorstep of the Pharmacy. The suspect was arrested.
Aneighbour, who is also a shop owner, revealed that the deceased woman and the suspect were living together, and used to go together whenever they wanted. The suspect had been a man who seems to know the shop layout. He had a van and other properties; finally he was left with only a motorcycle. She had borrowed about Rs 4 million from Jayantha and everyday there were heated arguments among the two over this transaction.