SRI LANKA: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
December 17, 2020: Five members of the same family were sentenced to death by Homagama High Court Judge Damith Thotawatte on 15 December 2020. This is in connection with the murder of a resident of Habarakada in Homagama. The murder took place on 9 October 2009 and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was Isanga Sameera Silva Francis Ratnasekera, a resident of Habarakada, Homagama. Athurugiriya Police conducted preliminary investigations into the murder and arrested the suspects. (Sources: Daily News, 16/12/2020)
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