Young woman dies in suspicious fire in Kottawa

 Police have launched an investigation after a 19-year-old woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances at a house on Vihara Mawatha in Kottawa.

 

According to police, the body of the young woman was found burnt beyond recognition, and the roof of the house had sustained significant fire damage.

 

At the time of the incident, the girl's mother and two brothers were away from home observing Vesak, police said.

 

Firefighters from the Kotte Sri Jayewardenepura Fire Department, assisted by local residents, worked to extinguish the blaze, but the girl had already died by the time they arrived.

 

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. Officers from the Nugegoda Crime Scene Investigation Unit are conducting further inquiries.