A six-year-old girl was stabbed by her 13-year-old sister
in Badalkumbura, Monaragala, Sri Lanka. Police say, and the reason behind the
stabbing is unknown as to yet.
The parents who found the six-year old girl unconscious
in need of medical attention was pronounced death upon her admission to the
Badalkumbura Base hospital on 20-08-2014.
The police suspect, the 13-year old sister, fatally
stabbed the six-year-old, her half sister, with a kitchen knife or a sharp
objective because of a dispute between them.
However, reportedly, the police post at the hospital was
initially informed by the parents of the victim that the injuries caused after
their child fell out of a tree.
The 13-year old has been taken into custody, following
the conclusion of police preliminary inquiry, and detained at the Badalkumbura
police station, a police officer said. The sister in her statement to the
police has said that “she doesn’t know what has taken place at the time,” he
added.