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| Tuesday, 30 September 2003 |
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Deputy Government Analyst gives evidence by Sandasen Marasinghe A deformed bullet he examined had been released by a rifle with a barrel that had four right handed twisted grooves, said the Deputy Government Analyst W. D. Gamini Sarath Gunatilake testifying before the Trial-at-Bar hearing the Udatalawinna massacre yesterday. The Trial-at-Bar comprised High Court Judges Eric Basnayake (President), Deepali Wijesundara and Sunil Rajapakse. Examined by the Additional Solicitor General Palitha Fernando, the Deputy Government Analyst stated that he examined a parcel containing a deformed bullet and a piece of metal, sent to him by the Teldeniya Magistrate with a letter dated 21st December, 2001. On the parcel the name, Mohammed Eliyas Saffar Ahammad was noted. Witness submitted that he scrutinized the bullet and observed 4 x 4 right handed twisted rifling marks. So that the bullet had been released by a rifle with a barrel that had four right handed twisted grooves. Additional Solicitor General Can a piece of a bullet jacket be embedded in a human body. Deputy Government Analyst Yes, for example when the speeding bullet hits against a hard surface, a piece of the broken bullet jacket can be embedded in a body of a person who is nearby. I had first hand experience of this during an experiment at the laboratory when I fired a gun . When the Additional Solicitor General asked if a bullet could be embedded inside a human body without penetrating, the Deputy Government Analyst W. D. G. S. Gunatilake said this was possible. When the speed of a bullet is reduced somehow or other it can be embedded inside a body. The speed of the bullet of a T-56-2 rifle at the moment when released is nearly 725 metres a second. Further hearings resume today (30). |
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