Akuressa Police arrested a male suspect in the Henegama area for abusing a house, criminal intimidation, and sexually abusing a woman, according to Akuressa Police OIC Ajith Nissanka. The suspect had been living near the residence of the woman and attempted to sexually abuse her.
The suspect was produced before the Matara Magistrate's Court and remanded till the 21st.
The suspect is said to be suffering from a psychiatric disorder and is due to receive a mental evaluation.