‘Teacher-Kneeling case witness found dead
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on August 1, 2014 - 11:20 pm
The body of the witness, who gave crucial evidence in the case in which Wayamba Provincial Councillor Ananda Sarath Kumara was convicted of ordering a teacher to kneel down, was found inside an abandoned well at Nawagaththegama today.
Relatives said the witness identified as Rajakaruna Abeyratne Mudiyanselage Punyasoma Bandara had gone missing a few days ago.
Magisterial inquiries will be begin soon.
(Daily Mirror)
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