COLOMBO (News 1st) – A man and a woman were brutally stabbed with a sharp weapon at the Wewala Junction in Hikkaduwa on Wednesday (30) morning.

Sri Lanka Police said that the man succumbed to his injuries upon admission to the hospital. 

The woman is currently being treated for stab wounds.

Investigations are underway, said Sri Lanka Police.

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