Suspect arrested over death of girl from Atulugama remanded

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The suspect arrested over the death of the 09-year-old girl from Atulugama, Bandaragama has been remanded until tomorrow (June 01).The
29-year-old was produced before the Panadura Magistrate Jayaruwan Dissanayake earlier today.After taking the suspect into custody yesterday,
attempted sexual assault, causing injuries and criminal coercion.According to Ada Derana correspondent, no attorney has offered to represent
the suspect.Meanwhile, police have said that the autopsy has revealed that the victim had not been sexually abused or molested
According to a statement issued by the police spokesperson yesterday, the post-mortem examination on the body was conducted by three
judicial medical officers.The autopsy has also revealed that water and mud entering her body from the nose and mouth could have been the
reported missing from Atulugama area in Bandaragama since Friday morning, was found in a marshland located close to her home on Saturday
launched joint probes over the disappearance of the girl while four police teams were deployed in search of her.She had reportedly left her
a search operation was launched and CCTV footage was found showing the girl entering and leaving the shop.
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