Court to reveal cause of Dinesh Schaffter’s death tomorrow
October 31, 2023 01:15 pm
The five-member experts’ committee comprising Judicial Medical Officers appointed to uncover the actual cause of death of the renowned businessman Dinesh Schaffter has submitted its report on the post-mortems to the Colombo Additional Magistrate’s Court, Ada Derana reporter said.
Accordingly, the court is slated to announce its determination on the cause of the businessman’s death tomorrow (Nov. 01), according to the reporter.
The five-member experts’ committee comprising Judicial Medical Officers appointed to uncover the actual cause of death of renowned businessman Dinesh Schaffter, has submitted its report on the post-mortems to the Colombo Additional Magistrate’s Court, Ada Derana reporter said.
Accordingly, the court is slated to announce its determination on the cause of the businessman’s death tomorrow (Nov. 01), according to the reporter.
However, the relatives of the deceased businessman have requested the court to allow their attorneys to present facts regarding the post-mortem examination report, following the report being submitted.
Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya, who rejected the request, pointed out that the only thing that takes place in the post-mortem examination is to uncover the actual reason that caused the death of a person, and that there is no provision available in the law that allows an external party to present facts regarding the matter.
Thus, the Additional Magistrate ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to take measures to hand over the remains of the late businessman, which are currently placed in the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital to his family members. She also ordered to provide necessary facilities for the burial of the remains at the Jawatte Cemetery, as per the previous court orders.
Furthermore, the Additional Magistrate expressed her gratitude to the members of the experts’ committee for assisting in the relevant investigation.
