The Colombo High Court yesterday (April 28) sentenced 05 persons to death over their involvement in a murder that took place in 2012.
Two more were sentenced to life imprisonment as they were minors aged 17 and 15, during the time of the crime.
The verdict was delivered by High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe.
The defendants were found guilty of three charges, including the murder of a 21-year-old using a blunt weapon.
A total of nine persons were involved in the incident, but two of them died while the case was continuing.
