Man beats employer to death over salary issue

An employee attached to an estate in Katana, who had allegedly beaten his employer to death with a wooden pole following a dispute over a salary issue, was taken into custody by police on Sunday.

A heated argument ensued when the employee came to ask for his salary on Saturday evening. The crime was committed at the estate watcher’s hut where the man’s employer was living.

The employee had fled the scene with his employer’s motorcycle after committing the murder. Katana Police, following a preliminary investigation, took the suspect into custody.

The deceased had been identified as

57-year-old

Don Wilbert

Appuhamy of the

Kaluwarippuwa area.