Mystery over British woman's SL car death

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Mystery surrounds the circumstances leading to the death of a British woman following a car accident while on holiday in Sri Lanka, coroner of Buckinghamshire in UK has ruled.

Christine Cowdrey was a passenger in a taxi with her husband on November 23, 2010, when the vehicle was involved in a collision with another car.

Mrs Cowdrey, of Manor Close, Prestwood, UK was taken to Monaragala Hospital and immediately taken into theatre but died from her injuries later the same day.

But the inquest, held at Beaconsfield Coroner's Court in London on Wednesday, heard despite several attempts in the intervening years, authorities had been unable to establish any further details of the circumstances surrounding Mrs Cowdrey's death.

Recording a verdict of death by misadventure, corner Richard Hulett said: "We don't know much more about what happened in this collision, and neither will there be any criminal proceedings.

"We've no confidence or belief, even after nearly three years have passed, we'll get any information on this."(bucksfreepress.co.uk)

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Suq Madique Thursday, 19 September 2013 09:23 AM

Serves the Govt right! After the Tangalle killing all deaths of foreigners will be treated as suspicious.

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kay Thursday, 19 September 2013 09:57 AM

The coroner should remember this happened in srilanka under rajapakse family and not under the British

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k.soysa Thursday, 19 September 2013 10:12 AM

Why are the Authorities so silent in matters such as this? It reflects very poorly on us as a nation. We are supposed to be a people who regard human life with compassion and dignity but there has been many lapses of this nature. What must the British Public think of us (not that they are "saints")? But we have an obligation to ourselves to do the right thing

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Andrew Pitugala Thursday, 19 September 2013 11:17 AM

Thangalla case was no mystery, but the investigation and the will to prosecute have been clothed in mystery. Both cases are tragic,

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sss Thursday, 19 September 2013 11:19 AM

May be a mistake happened at the hospital. There is no accountability in the practice of medicine in SL

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Shokku Masta Thursday, 19 September 2013 11:24 AM

The real mystery is why the newspaper could not dig into this and write a story with some relatively serious journalism

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Shantha Thursday, 19 September 2013 11:25 AM

If the Sri Lankan government had been honest and not dodged the Kuram investigation, then this would have been acceptable too. Sri Lanka is becoming infamous for dishonest investigations, and criminals harbored by the government.
Now live with that reputation.

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UN-Justice Thursday, 19 September 2013 11:44 AM

British are very clever in arranging accidental killings from the death of Princess Diana.

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mohan Thursday, 19 September 2013 04:44 PM

Miracle of Asia Adventures

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Punny Pellow Friday, 20 September 2013 02:40 AM

You still have hope and faith huh!!?

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Mason Friday, 20 September 2013 06:28 AM

Can the government adduce any believable reasons for not submitting the relevant information to the British authorities. Our country appears to be totally today in acceptable governance etc.
Dirty shame !

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