Kegalle prison inmate shot dead while trying to flee

An inmate of the Kegalla prison was shot dead by prison officials early this morning (March 08) while trying to escape by scaling the prison wall, the Prisons Department said.

The police said the prisoner in question had attempted to break free while engaged in inmate work assignments.

He was rushed to the Teaching Hospital in Kurunegala where he was pronounced dead.

The deceased was identified as a 33-year-old from Melsiripura.

He was handed down a prison sentence following the conclusion of a legal matter called before the Kurunegala Magistrate’s Court.