Sri Lankan family slain in Ottawa to be remembered at funeral service Sunday
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The service is open to the public and scheduled for 1 p.m. at the city's Infinity Convention Centre.
The victims of a mass killing in Ottawa will be remembered today at a multi-faith funeral service.
The service is open to the public and scheduled for 1 p.m. at the city’s Infinity Convention Centre.
Six people, including four children, were found dead last week inside a townhouse in Ottawa’s south-end Barrhaven suburb.
The victims included 35-year-old Darshani Ekanayake and her four children, who ranged in age from two months to seven years old, as well as a family friend.
Her husband and the kids’ father, Dhanushka Wickramasinghe, was taken to hospital with injuries to his hands and face.
Funeral organizers said on Friday that he has requested privacy to mourn the loss of his family, but is thankful for the outpouring of support.
The family were Sri Lankan newcomers to Canada. Their baby had been born in the country.
Police arrested a 19-year-old Sri Lankan man the evening of the attack and charged him with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
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