Last night (24th), the Elpitiya police arrested the suspect based on the information received by the 118 emergency number that a 3-year-old and 6-month-old boy was being brutally assaulted in Anuruthagama, Karanthenia area under the Elpitiya police division.
Accordingly, the police have arrested a 24-year-old cook living in the said area.
While the suspect’s 24-year-old wife had gone abroad on business, only the suspect and the child were staying at home.
Police investigations revealed that the suspect raised the child’s hands and made him kneel on the ground, and while the child was begging for food, he cursed the child with harsh words and placed the wheel of a two-wheeler on the child’s leg.
Investigations also revealed that the suspected father had sent a video of him abusing the child to the mother who had gone abroad.
The police said that the video is currently circulating on social media.
The Elpitiya police are conducting further investigations in this regard to arrest the suspect.
