Suspect Charged in Mass Killing of Sri Lankan Family in Protective Custody: Lawyer
Published on March 14, 2024
The 19-year-old charged with killing six people in an Ottawa suburb last week is being held in protective custody, his lawyer says. Febrio De-Zoysa was arrested on Mar. 6 and is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Police say Mr. De-Zoysa, who came to Canada as an international student, had been living with the victims, who were also newcomers from Sri Lanka. They include 35-year-old Darshani Ekanayake and her four children, who range in age from two months to seven years old, and a family friend. Her husband and the children’s father, Dhanushka Wickramasinghe, was taken to hospital with injuries to his hands and face....