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Arrest warrants issued for Tangalle PS Chairman
Jan 09, 201411:00 AM
The Colombo High Court today issued a warrant for the arrest of Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sampath Vidanapathirana, who is accused of murdering a British national and sexually assaulting his girlfriend.
The warrant was issued by Colombo High Court Judge Rohini Walgama after Vidanapathirana failed to appear before the court today when the case was taken up.
Eight suspects including the Chairman of the Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha are accused in the murder of Khuram Shaikh, the British tourist who was killed in the 2011 Christmas Eve tragedy at a hotel in Tangalle.
A Red Cross worker in Gaza, Shaikh was on a holiday in Sri Lanka when he was shot and stabbed when he and his Russian girlfriend were attacked at the Tangalle hotel.
