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The dead body of a family who lived alone in a house in the eastern sand forest area of Jaffna was recovered today Thursday.
Kandasamy Panneerchelvam (age 56) who lived in the house behind the old church in Manatkadu was found dead.
A foul smell was coming from the house and after the village servant was informed, he and his neighbors opened the house and found the dead body in the kitchen.
After the matter was reported to the Parutthurai police, the police retrieved the body and handed it over to Parutthurai Medical Road for post-mortem examination.
It is reported that the deceased’s wife had died in the Aliperal accident and was living alone.