Crowd watch as police 'beat man to death'

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Source: news.com.au

A MAN who jumped into the Indian ocean to escape arrest drowned after being badly beaten by Sri Lankan police in the water in front of a large crowd and television cameras, police said.

The 26-year-old motor mechanic was pursued by a policeman after he pelted stones at passing trains in the seafront Bambalapitiya area of Colombo on Thursday.

”The victim had been beaten and prevented from reaching the shore, resulting in his drowning,” police spokesman Nimal Mediwaka said.

”The constable has been arrested by the Crimes Division.”



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1. Nancy Grace is ecstatic. nt

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2. He's not a blonde female

Grace won't give a crap.