SRI LANKA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH

17 June 2019 :

Two suspects convicted for murder were sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court on 30 April 2019.
Colombo High Court judge Vikum Kaluarachchi gave this verdict on two individuals who are residents of Pethiyagoda, Kelaniya.
They were indicted on June 24th 2006 for assaulting and murdering a person with a sword.

(Sources: News 1st, 30/04/2019)

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