Sumith’s Exhumed body to Colombo
By Mahinda Therasinghe and Rupasena Pattuwa -2016-03-16
The body of 29-year-old Sumith Prasanna Jayawardene, who was killed in a clash involving Police personnel in Embilipitiya, was exhumed last morning for another post-mortem JMO probe before the Embilipitiya Additional Magistrate Prasanna Fernando.
The Court issued the order to exhume his body on 10 March in order to conduct a second post-mortem examination in response to a request made by the Attorney General's Department.
The Court issued the order to exhume his body on 10 March in order to conduct a second post-mortem examination in response to a request made by the Attorney General's Department.
State Counsel appearing for the Attorney General's Department requested Court to grant permission for a new postmortem examination to be carried-out by a panel of Judicial Medical Officers.
The AG's Counsel informed Court that the report submitted by the Ratnapura Hospital JMO was contradictory to the evidence, and need further elucidation.
The AG's Counsel informed Court that the report submitted by the Ratnapura Hospital JMO was contradictory to the evidence, and need further elucidation.
