The body of a 43-year-old woman has been found in Pattiyawatte, Kaduwela. The victim is believed to be the eldest of a family of five.

Police believe she died under mysterious circumstances.

A News1st correspondent reported that the woman had gone missing thirteen days ago, and her family had reported her disappearance to the police.

When search operations were launched to find the victim, her body was found in a bathroom pit nearly 50 metres away from her residence.

The post mortem examination was conducted by a team from the Colombo Medical faculty and the Kaduwela Acting Magistrate, Hemapala Ekanayake.

Nawagamuwa Police are conducting further investigations.