Former AFP journalist murdered in Sri Lanka


Sri Lanka police investigators conduct a probe at the home of murdered former Agence France-Presse journalist Mel Gunasekera in the capital Colombo on February 2, 2014

Colombo (AFP) - Former Agence France-Presse journalist Mel Gunasekera was stabbed to death on Sunday after a break-in at her family's home in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, police said.

The body of Gunasekera, who had been working for the international ratings agency Fitch, was discovered by her parents at their house in the Battaramulla neighbourhood after they returned from church, police spokesman Ajith Rohana said.

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