Absconding murderer sentenced to death
A suspect who had been sentenced to death in
absentia by the Kurunegala High Court on charges of murder of a
person at Wewegama in Kurunegala in 1991, was taken into custody by
the Kurunegala Special Crimes Investigation Bureau after twelve
years.
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PS member remanded in cheating case
Bulathsinhala Pradeshiya Sabha UPFA member
Lakmini Anupama Panditharatne arrested by the Colombo Crime Division
in connection with a cheating case was remanded until June 26 by the
Matugama Magistrate. Police reported that Panditharatne was arrested
for being involved in an incident where Rs 400,000 had been obtained
from a woman in Govinna, on the pretext of securing a job in Korea
through a person called Ranjith Koralage.
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Lankans remanded for killing in Oxford
Two men charged with the murder of Oxford farmer
Sameera Chandrasena in February have been remanded in custody for
post-committal conferences next month. Defence counsel for both men
have until July 2 to decide whether they will file oral evidence
applications, for a preliminary hearing of evidence ahead of a
trial.
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