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Sri Lankan man given life sentence for family murder in Canada
A Sri Lankan man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for 25 years after pleading guilty to the murder of a mother and four children, along with a family friend, in Ottawa. The judge called it one of the worst crimes in the city's history, shocking the community.
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- A Sri Lankan man, Febrio De-Zoysa, pleaded guilty to killing a mother and her four children in an Ottawa mass stabbing.12
- The victims were Darshani Ekanayake (35), Inuka (7), Ashwini (4), Ranaya (3), Kelly (2 months), and Gamini Amarakoon.2
- De-Zoysa, a 19-year-old student at the time, stabbed them after watching TikTok videos.1
- Justice Kevin Phillips called it one of the worst crimes in Ottawa's history, describing the level of violence as 'stupefying, monstrous - even demonic.'.2
- De-Zoysa was sentenced to life without parole for 25 years with no possibility of parole.2
- The victims' family members read impact statements during the court proceedings.1
1 NewsWire English · 2 Ada Derana · 3 News First