Sri Lankan police have arrested a 15 year old boy over the murder of a Tamil schoolchild earlier this month, reports The Island.
Police in Sampur are currently interrogating the teenager, after body of a 6 year old Tamil boy who was reportedly raped and murdered, was found dumped in an abandoned well.
See our earlier post: Six year old Tamil boy raped and murdered in Sampur (26 Jan 2016)
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