Poobalasingham Tavakumar, who was imprisoned at the Pallekelle Prison after being sentenced to death for the murder of schoolgirl Vidya Sivaloganathan in Jaffna, died on Sunday after being admitted to the Kandy National Hospital with an emergency health condition.

The Police said that the deceased was 39 years old and had filed an appeal against the death sentence.

He was sent to Pallekele Prison after the death sentence and was admitted to the prison hospital and the Kandy National Hospital frequently due to illness.

His body has been kept at the Kandy National Hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination.

In connection with the murder of Vidya, a three-judge bench of the Jaffna High Court sentenced the seven accused to death.

Vidya was murdered on May 13, 2015, in Jaffna and seven people arrested in connection with her murder were sentenced to death in 2017.

(dailynews.lk)

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