Probe finds she was brought to the house at age of 15
Posted on July 17th, 2021
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
It was revealed that the girl working at the house of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen in Borella, who died of burn injuries, was brought to the house as a domestic helper when she was 15 years old.
Police Spokesman SDIG Ajith Rohana said the police has decided to conduct further investigations into the girl’s death on the content of the post moterm report.
The girl, a resident of Dayagama Estate, off Talawakelle was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital on July 3 with burn injuries and breathed last on July 15.
Police said her parents brought her to the former minister’s house a few months ago.
However, it is learnt that the girl, who was 15 years old when she was brought to Colombo as domestic aide in October last year.
SDIG Rohana said the Borella Police and the Colombo (South) Divisional Children and Women’s Bureau are conducting further investigations.
Earlier the police recorded a statement from the mother of the deceased girl. However, the police to record another statement from her once again.(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)