Two elderly women have been found dead inside a house in a suspicious manner in the Kalutara South Police division on Wednesday (17).
Some neighbours living in the vicinity of the house where the two elderly women were staying had informed the Kalutara South Police station through 119 Police emergency hotline that they have not seen the two women for a few days and that a foul odour is emanating from their house, Police Media Division said.
The Kalutara South Police have launched an investigation into the incident and have visited the location and inspected the house where they found that the house was locked, and checked inside through a window where the two women were found fallen on the floor of their bedroom and deceased.
The two deceased women aged 65 years and 79 years have been residents at 1st lane, Isuru Uyana in the Kalutara South area that was confirmed by the Village Headman.
The two dead bodies have been kept at their residence where the deaths have occurred under Police protection. The Magisterial Inquest was held on Thursday (18).
The Kalutara Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.
Varuna Dayaratne