Court rules death of Dinesh Schaffter appears to be a crime: Orders CID to arrest suspects

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While delivering the verdict of the inquest into the death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter, Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya today ruled that the death appeared to be a crime and thereby ordered the CID Director to immediately arrest the suspects involved in the incident and produce them before Courts.

The Additional Magistrate held that cause of death was due to a compression on the neck and the face. The Additional Magistrate observed that there is a reasonable doubt that the Dinesh Schaffter's death was a result of a criminal act and issued an order directing the CID Director to arrest the perpetrators.

The Additional Magistrate announced that she came to this conclusion after taking into consideration the post mortem report compiled by five-member expert medical panel, the evidence transpired before Court during the inquest and court observations.

The body of businessman Dinesh Shafter was recently exhumed before a panel of medical experts who were appointed to perform a fresh post mortem inquiry.

On February 27, the Court appointed a five-member-panel of medical experts to perform a fresh post mortem inquiry into the death of businessman Dinesh Shafter, in order to ascertain whether the death was a murder or suicide.

The five-member-panel comprised Professor Asela Mendis (Chairman) Professor B.C.R. Perera, Professor D.H.S. Fernando and two JMO’s Dr. Siva Subramanium and Dr. B.R. Ruwanpura. They were tasked with performing a fresh inquiry to decide the actual cause of death for businessman Dinesh Shafter.(Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

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Hadam Wednesday, 01 November 2023 02:35 PM

No kidding Sherlocks. Hands tied, strangled, and body dumped in cemetery. Do you really need the court to decide it's a "Crime"?

ala Wednesday, 01 November 2023 03:26 PM

finally !!

Gamini Wednesday, 01 November 2023 03:30 PM

It has taken so long to even recognize that it was a crime

Chryshan Wednesday, 01 November 2023 04:10 PM

Oh What a crime. People thought it was a natural death.

This is Mars calling - we have found water!! Wednesday, 01 November 2023 04:35 PM

10 months to come to this verdict. That's plenty of time for the suspects to have migrated to Mars!!

Vevek Wednesday, 01 November 2023 05:41 PM

It took so long to decide it's a crime. What a joke. If the police wants they can easily catch the culprit.

Mervyn Wednesday, 01 November 2023 05:42 PM

"The death appeared to be a crime"! Oh really. How enlightning after over 10 months. And we needed a court to rule on it. What did the criminologists in the police department think it was all this time?

Idiots Wednesday, 01 November 2023 06:33 PM

My goodness what a revelation! Even school children knew it was a murder!

ANNECUNT Wednesday, 01 November 2023 07:39 PM

the suspects will leave the country soon

Joshua Wednesday, 01 November 2023 08:45 PM

Talking of the obvious

Rip Winkle Wednesday, 01 November 2023 09:33 PM

Why not start by arresting those who tried not cover up this murder by suggesting it was a suicide?

Mahesh Thursday, 02 November 2023 01:02 AM

It is a daylight murder and it took long time to come to this conclusion. This is a well planned murder

Ismet Zaheed Thursday, 02 November 2023 04:02 AM

The court rules "appeared to be a crime". So let the CID investigate and then dump their findings in the limbo of forgotten things....this is common practice in "Sorry Lanka". One should ask oneself who is responsibly for the murder Lasantha, Thajudeen, Ekneliyagoda and the list goes on and on....?

Nihal S Thursday, 02 November 2023 04:54 AM

Everyone knew this much earlier. Taking so long does not help to the follow up process.

Naojayas Thursday, 02 November 2023 06:30 AM

They will never find out or arrest, this is also an ideology, it has a deep, that deep will never come out, as long as this Gov exist.

Gavin Chrysanthus Anandappa Thursday, 02 November 2023 06:58 AM

This really baffles me. After almost 12 months this is the verdict which we already knew. Miracle of Asia

Viki leaks Thursday, 02 November 2023 09:26 AM

Arrest Brian Thomas immediately..

S Ratnajeevan H. Hoole Thursday, 02 November 2023 10:04 AM

Our judges are ever so brilliant!

Alex Drake Thursday, 02 November 2023 10:41 AM

Waited till the culprits leave the country

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Court rules death of Dinesh Schaffter appears to be a crime: Orders CID to arrest suspects

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