By Ishara Ratnakara-2016-09-22
The CID yesterday informed Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris that the body parts removed from the corpse of late rugby star Wasim Thajudeen, had been taken to the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) at Malabe, on advice received from former Colombo Chief JMO, Ananda Samarasekera.
The CID is currently probing the disappearance of certain body parts from the corpse of the murdered rugby player, after they had been stored in the refrigerator of the Colombo JMO's office and these revelations had come to light through its inquiries, the CID informed the Magistrate.
The CID told Court that days prior to the retirement of former Colombo Chief JMO Ananda Samarasekera in 2013, around 20 boxes containing body parts of several deceased persons, including that of Thajudeen, had been transported to SAITM on Samarasekera's instructions.
The CID informed Court that they had also recorded a statement from Abeysinghe Chandrapala, who is working as a driver at a funeral parlour in Borella.
They informed Court that upon grilling, the driver had stated that he had gone in a vehicle to the Colombo JMO's office before transporting a box containing human body parts to SAITM.
The CID gave these details when submitting a progress report on the murder of Wasim Thajudeen, when it was taken for hearing at the Colombo Magistrate's Court yesterday.
