Sri Lanka, May 12 -- The Ambalantota Police have launched an investigation following a brutal homicide committed last night.

Police said the man was shot at and subsequently attacked with a sharp weapon inside a house in the Mamadala area.

The victim has been identified as a 34-year-old resident of Mamadala. During the violent encounter, a relative of the deceased also sustained injuries from the sharp weapon and has been admitted to the Hambantota Hospital for medical treatment.

After the murder was committed, it is further reported that the victim's head was severed from the body and left on a statue located at the Mamadala junction.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the killing was an act of revenge related to a triple homic...