Ex-Principal gets 15 years RI for murdering mistress

September 10, 2015 11:39 pm

A former school principal who was found guilty of shooting and killing his mistress in Habarana has been sentenced to 15 years rigorous imprisonment by the Anuradhapura High Court.

He had been charged with the murder of a woman in the Hiriwadunna area in Habarana on June 04, 2006.

Delivering the sentence today, Anuradhapura High Court Judge Dammika Ganepola stated that committing such a crime while holding a position such as a school principal was serious situation and that it was harmful to the professional respect of principals as well as an insult.

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