Man charged with killing drunken father

A man who allegedly hacked his father to death had been arrested by the Dodangoda Police after he surrendered.

The deceased, Thotage Jayantha (49) was a resident of Bulugahagoda in Bombuwala off Kalutara.

Investigations had revealed that the young man had assaulted his father, who returned home drunk and attempted to harm his mother.

The suspect stated that he was married and lived separately and that his sister had called him saying their father was attempting to kill their mother. He said he had rushed to the scene to find his father attempting to assault his mother with an axe.

He said he wrestled the axe from him and assaulted him.

The Police said a case against the deceased was pending in court for causing his daughter injuries by

The suspect stated that he was married and lived separately and that his sister had called him saying their father was attempting to kill their mother. He said he had rushed to the scene to find his father attempting to assault his mother with an axe

assaulting her with a kitchen knife. The son was to be produced in court charged with manslaughter.

OIC Dodangoda Police CI Sampath Bandara and OIC Crime Investigation Branch SI Krishantha are conducting investigations into the case.