Published December 04, 2015
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's youngest brother has died two days after he was attacked with an axe in what authorities say was a personal dispute.
According to a government statement, 42-year-old Priyantha Sirisena died in a private hospital in Colombo on Saturday. He was airlifted there from his hometown of Polonnaruwa in North-Central province following the attack on Thursday.
The attacker has surrendered to police. The statement did not say what the dispute was about.
Sirisena was in China on a four-day official visit when the attack took place.
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