11 November 2025 :

The Ampara High Court on November 10, 2025 sentenced six individuals to death in connection with a murder that took place on April 14, 2015.
The six individuals were found guilty of assaulting and murdering two individuals in Kehelulla, Padiyathalawa.
The group had assaulted and ran over two individuals with a lorry for protesting against the six individuals who had been consuming alcohol inside a vehicle.
The verdict was delivered by Ampara High Court Judge Ruchira Srimith Mendis Wijesekara following a lengthy trial.