22/10/2026
22/10/2026
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 22: The deaths of two Sri Lankan women in separate incidents in Ali Sabah Al-Salem and Al-Nahda have prompted investigations by the authorities, with both cases registered as suspected foul play.
In the first incident, a Kuwaiti citizen reported finding a Sri Lankan woman, born in 1988, dead inside a storage room on the rooftop of a house in Ali Sabah Al-Salem.
After verifying the report, the Ahmadi Public Prosecution was notified and ordered the registration of a suspected foul-play case and the referral of the body to the Forensic Department.
The Criminal Investigation Department was also tasked with investigating the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.
In a separate incident in Al-Nahda, the body of another Sri Lankan woman, born in 1999, was referred to the Forensic Department on the instructions of the Jahra Public Prosecution to determine the cause of death and establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Operations Room had received a report about the second incident from a Kuwaiti citizen born in 1989. Forensic specialists, medical examiners and detectives were assigned to carry out the necessary procedures and investigate the case.
The investigations are intended to establish the circumstances surrounding both deaths.
