A tense situation that took place in Slave Island on Friday night resulted in the death of a thirty-one-year-old resident of Colombo 2.

The Police Media Unit stated that the victim had been stabbed with a broken glass bottle and  had died after being admitted to the Colombo National Hospital.

The police stated that the individual responsible for the crime has been identified but that he has fled the area

The postmortem examination is scheduled for Saturday.

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