A traffic police officer attached to the Ambalantota Police Station has been hospitalized after being assaulted by an axe this morning.
Although the attack was aimed at the head, it hit the back of the officer.
The man who struck the ax was a man who made a living by cutting down trees. Investigations have revealed that the reason for the attack was the police enforcing a law against him for driving under the influence of alcohol. But it has also been revealed that he had hit the wrong officer with the axe. Police Media Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa stated that the officer who charged him was mistaken for another officer who looked similar to that officer.
The suspect had stabbed the police officer with an ax near the clock tower in Ambalantota and had attempted to commit suicide by consuming poison. The suspect is currently receiving treatment at the Hambantota Hospital.