A suicide attempt by a female, who hurled her five-year-old child into the Kelani River from the Kadirana Bridge in Wattala, has been thwarted by area residents and handed over to the Police.
However, Police said the child has not been found yet.
Search operations are underway for the missing child who is a resident of Hendala, Wattala.
The 42-year-old who has since been arrested will be produced before the Welisara Magistrate’s Court today.
The Wattala Police are conducting further investigations.
