INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Colombo High Court has sentenced to death a man who was convicted of the brutal murder of a woman in 2015, whose body was later
discovered stuffed inside a suitcase at the Bastian Mawatha Bus Station in Colombo.Colombo High Court Judge Aditya Patabendige delivered the
verdict, convicting the suspect, Patrick Krishnaraja, of the murder of Dharmaraja Karthika, which took place at a lodge in Sea Street,
Mawatha Bus Station, sparking widespread public shock at the time.The Attorney General had filed charges against Krishnaraja under multiple
beyond reasonable doubt.Although the defendant maintained his innocence and addressed the court prior to sentencing, the judge ruled that
the evidence presented during the trial was conclusive.In delivering the final judgment, High Court Judge Patabendige stated that the nature
and gravity of the crime warranted the imposition of the death penalty.
