Convicted Prisoner in MP Amarakeerthi Athukorale Murder Case Dies After Fall from Welikada Prison

A prisoner convicted in the murder of former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorale has died after falling from a building at Welikada Prison on the afternoon of May 11, 2026. The deceased was serving a death sentence for his role in the assassination of the MP and his police bodyguard. Prison authorities confirmed the inmate fell from the third floor of 'L' ward and was subsequently hospitalized at Colombo National Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.