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Death row inmate in Vidya murder case dies by suicide
A suspect sentenced to death over the rape and murder of schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya in Jaffna has died by suicide while in custody at Jaffna Prison, according to prison authorities. The deceased was identified as 46-year-old Poobalasingham Jeyakumar. The Department of Prisons said he died by suicide last night (May 24) while being held at the Jaffna Prison. The murder of Vidya in 2015 triggered massive public outrage across Sri Lanka and be…
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Death row inmate in Vidya murder case dies by suicide
A suspect sentenced to death over the rape and murder of schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya in Jaffna has died by suicide while in custody at Jaffna Prison, according to prison authorities. The deceased was identified as 46-year-old Poobalasingham Jeyakumar. The Department of Prisons said he died by suicide last night (May 24) while being held at the Jaffna Prison. The murder of Vidya in 2015 triggered massive public outrage across Sri Lanka and be…
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