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Man pleads guilty to Ottawa murders of two adults, four children
Febrio De Zoysa pleaded guilty to killing six and attempting to murder one in a Barrhaven stabbing; life sentences include 25 years before parole eligibility, court records show.
- On Thursday, Febrio De Zoysa stood in Superior Court in Ottawa and pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder for attacking Dhanushka Wickramasinghe.
- On March 6, 2024, authorities say De Zoysa was living with the Wickramasinghe family in their Barrhaven basement; he is a Sri Lankan national and the family were newcomers from Sri Lanka.
- The victims included children Ranaya Wickramasinghe, 3; Ashwini Wickramasinghe, 4; Inuka Wickramasinghe, 7; baby Kelly Wickramasinghe, two months, and family friend Gamini Amarakoon, 40, while De Zoysa pleaded down to second-degree murder for Darshani Ekanayake, 35, and Kelly.
- First-Degree convictions carry automatic life terms with 25-year parole ineligibility, while Justice Kevin Phillips will set parole periods for second-degree counts after Crown and defence submissions.
- Ottawa's mayor said the killings rank among the city's most shocking acts of violence, and the case gripped Canadian and Sri Lankan media while the Wickramasinghe newcomer family had marked Ranaya Wickramasinghe's third birthday that month.
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Man pleads guilty to murders of two adults, four children in Ottawa
OTTAWA — The man accused of killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a mass stabbing in Ottawa in 2024 pleaded guilty Thursday. A trial for Febrio De-Zoysa was to begin later this month.
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'The stuff of nightmares': Judge hands man life sentence for mass murder of family
OTTAWA — A man who pleaded guilty to killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a mass stabbing in Ottawa in 2024 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years. Febrio De-Zoysa pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of first degree murder, two counts […]
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