Sri Lankan family of six dead, including four children, at Barrhaven home; one person arrested By Upali Obeyesekere – Reporting from Toronto, Canada ( With files from Canadian Media Outlets) Source:-TIMES OF SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL 365 Six people, including four children, were found dead late Wednesday at a home on Berrigan Drive in Barrhaven, Ottawa police confirmed Thursday. Police have charged a 19-year-old with six counts of murder after five members of the same family were massacred in ‘the largest murder in recent memory’ in the Barrhaven suburb of Ottawa, Canada’s capital. Police have identified one of the adult victims as 35-year-old Darshani Dilanthika Ekanyake. Her husband The father and husband, who has been identified as Dhanushka Wickramasinghe, was found injured at the scene. He remained in hospital in serious, but stable condition as of mid-afternoon Thursday. Wickramasinghe was found at the scene, and was injured. He was rushed to ...
Mar 8, 2024
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