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Kotakethana double murder case: Accused sentenced to death


The accused in a double murder in Kotakethana in 2012 was sentenced to death by the Colombo High Court today.

When the case was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Vikum Kaluarachchi, he observed that the prosecution has proved the case beyond reasonable doubts.

The accused Lokugam Hewage Dharshana, also known as ‘Raju’, was found guilty over the stabbing to death of a mother and her daughter in Kotakethana, Kahawatte in 2012.