Death sentence for murder convict

SANDASEN MARASINGHE

Colombo High Court Judge Thilak Thabrew yesterday sentenced a person who was convicted for murder charges. Liyana Pathiranage Wickramanayake alias Janaka was convicted for committing the murder of Mohotti Arachchige Sunethra Almeda of Kirulapona on April 3, 1999.

It was revealed that the convict had stabbed the victim with a knife.

According to the evidence the victim was a mother of three. Convict was known to the victim as he came to build her house. But however after an argument Wickramanayake had stabbed Almeda.

State Counsel Chathurika de Silva appeared for the prosecution.