Ukrainian couple get Lanka death sentence for double murder

Colombo – A Ukrainian couple have been sentenced to death in Sri Lanka, for a double murder committed in 2010. The Colombo High Court sentenced the Ukranian nationals, the ‘Colombo Gazette’ reported.

They had been found guilty of murdering a six-year-old along with a woman, who worked as a maid. The child’s mother was also been injured in the attack in 2010 and following the murder the Ukrainians had been arrested.

The Ukranian woman has appealed to court to carry out her sentence immediately instead of sending her to prison.
 

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