Maheswaran murder suspect sentenced to death
Posted by Editor on August 27, 2012 - 2:30 pm
The chief suspect of the UNP MP T Maheswaran assassination was sentenced to death by Colombo High Court Judge Sunil Rajapaksha this morning.
The accused has been identified as Christopher Valentine.
Late T Maheswaran was the Colombo District United National Party (UNP) legislator and former Hindu Affairs Minister. He was shot dead at the Sri Ponnabala Vaneshwara Kovil in Kotahena on 1 January, 2008. The gunman who shot him was arrested when Maheswaran’s bodyguard returned fire and wounded him.
Courtesy: DM Online
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