SRI LANKA: 2 FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER 35 YRS AGO SENTENCED TO DEATH
Two persons found guilty of a murder 35 years ago have been sentenced to death by the Kurunegala High Court.
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Two persons found guilty of a murder 35 years ago have been sentenced to death by the Kurunegala High Court.
The duo was found guilty of killing an individual and injuring another on the 28th of July 1982 by setting off a locally manufactured bomb in Maspotha, Kurunegala.
The two found guilty are now 63 and 77 years of age and residents of Colpetty and Kelaniya respectively.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: newsradio.lk, 27/10/2017)
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