Main suspects arrested in Jaffna over female physiotherapist’s body found in car (opens original article in a new tab)

Police in Jaffna arrested the main suspect in the murder of a female physiotherapist, along with his wife and child, after intercepting them during a bus journey. The suspect, identified as the victim's boyfriend, had allegedly abandoned her body in a car before fleeing the area. The suspects were found hiding in Negombo and Chilaw and had attempted to leave the country illegally. The victim, 34-year-old Shamya Darshani, was a physiotherapist attached to Ampara General Hospital.

• Main suspect arrested in Jaffna for female physiotherapist's murder
• Suspect and family intercepted while traveling by bus from Wellawatte to Chavakachcheri
• Suspects had been hiding in Negombo and Chilaw areas and attempted to leave country illegally
• Victim identified as 34-year-old Shamya Darshani, physiotherapist from Ampara General Hospital
• Suspect alleged to have abandoned victim's body in Teldeniya on June 17