Shyamali Perera, wife of former DIG Vass Gunawardena, was quoted as saying that she will appeal against the ruling of the Mohammed Shiyam murder trial, local media reported.
Vass Gunawardena, his son Ravindu Gunawardena and four others were sentenced to death for murder on Friday. However, Perera said that certain people wanted to take revenge from her husband.
She also pointed out that Shiyam's father had insisted on the innocence of her husband. Shiyam's father did say that Vass Gunawardena was not responsible for the murder. However, he later withdrew his statement.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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