Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The body of a woman who had been burned was discovered in a garden in the Medawewa area, which falls under the Kekirawa police division.

Officers from the Kekirawa Police Station's crime division found the body during a search operation.

Police have identified the deceased as a 40-year-old married mother of three, residing in the Medawewa area of Kekirawa.

Initial police investigations have revealed that the deceased woman was a hospital staff member at a hospital in the Anuradhapura area.

Her burned body was found in the garden, approximately 20 meters from her residence.

Based on the investigations conducted so far, police suspect that the woman may have set herself on fire this morning (17) and are consideri...