Colombo (News 1st);  A 17-year-old girl who was severely abused by a 24-year-old male died on Wednesday (08) while receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the Balangoda Base Hospital.

Sri Lanka Police said the victim was to enroll at a new school to pursue Advanced Level education and on the 05th of July has visited a tailor to sew new school uniforms.

However, as she did not return that evening relatives filed a complaint with police and later discovered her unconscious in the residence of the suspect.

The teenage girl was rushed to the hospital and died in the ICU.

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