Thajudeen was alive when his car was burning

FRIDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2015

The final autopsy report filed in court by former JMO of Colombo Prof. Ananda Samarasekera asserts that Thajudeen would have been alive but would have been unconscious and totally disabled. He asserts that Thajudeen would have been breathing till his death.

This was disclosed when the case regarding the murder of Wasim Thajudeen was heard before Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris yesterday (10th).

The report further states Thaujudeen’s death would have been caused by carbon monoxide inhalation. Prof Samarasekera in his report states the injuries on the head of Thajudeen could be due to a blow from a blunt weapon while he was inside or outside the vehicle. He also states the deceased could have been pulled out by someone from the vehicle or he could have fallen off the vehicle and could have been assaulted fracturing his limbs. The report further states the injuries to the chest could have been caused by a circular object pushing against the chest.

The CID also sought court permission to send the mobile phone that was recovered from a person from Agarapathana to the IT Faculty of the Colombo University for examination as a part of investigations into his death.