An individual has been sentenced to death over a murder, nearly 28 years after the incident.
According to reports, the suspect is accused of having shot dead an individual near the Ambalangoda Railway crossing on March 30, 1996.
The case on the incident had been considered at length by the Balapitiya High Court without the chief accused, after which the court issued its verdict on Friday (Jan 19).
The Police said that, therefore, the death sentence was handed down to the second accused. As the suspect is currently overseas, the court order is effective from the time of his arrest.
The accused is a 52-year-old resident of Ambalangoda. (NewsWire)