COLOMBO (News 1st); a 42-year-old woman who attempted suicide after throwing her 5-year-old son into the Kelani River from the Kadirana Bridge in Wattala was detained by locals and arrested by Police.

The Police said that the search operation is continuing to find the missing boy with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy.

The mother is a 42-year-old resident of Hendala, Wattala.

Police said that the arrested woman is to be produced at the Welisara Magistrate’s Court on Thursday (16).

The Police said that the Wattala Police are conducting further investigations.

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