A mother and her daughter were stabbed to death in their home in Varapitiya, Ikiriyagoda, off Mahiyanganaya on Friday (20) night.
Mahiyanganaya Police commenced investigations following a call from a concerned family member.
Their bodies were found inside the house.
The deceased were identified as 59-year-old Heenmenika and her 40-year-old daughter W. M. Renuka.
A man believed to have been behind the double-homicide, had fled the area.
Investigations are continuing.