Royal Park convict sentenced to death

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The Court of Appeal converted the 12 year prison sentence imposed by the high court on Shramantha Jayamaha, for the murder of a 19 year old at the Royal Park apartment complex to a death sentence.

Yvonne Jhonssen was murdered on the steps of the Royal park apartments on the 1st of July 2005.

Earlier the Colombo High Court sentenced Shramantha to 12 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.300,000. Details in the Judicial Medical Officers (JMO) report state that Yvonne Jhonssen died of fatal strangulation. According to the JMO, Dr.M.P.A.A. Abeysinghe, Yvonne had 48 injuries on her horrendously mutilated body.

The Attorney Generals department appealed the verdict given by the High court and moved court to convict the accused for the offence of murder.

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