On the day in question, thieves came to his house, he heard their foot steps. He shouted who is that? He saw one and a fight ensued. They dragged themselves outside and stared shouting. He picked a stick and was still shouting ‘thief, thief, thief.’ He hit him at the back with the stick. He fell down. He was afraid and turned back to the house. He later decided to go to the Kuruduma Police Post to report the case. They had no vehicle to carry the victim. That thieves normally come and they had earlier come to steal his properties and locked him inside. The Police told him to go and bring the victim/thief. He brought the Deceased in the car of his friends. They later told them to take him to the hospital. They needed blood in the hospital but there was no blood. 8