Prisoner shot, injured while attempting to flee
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on December 17, 2019 - 10:16 am
Prison officers have opened fire at a prisoner who has made an attempt to escape at the Homagama court premises this morning (17).
The injured inmate has been admitted to Homagama Police.
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