The five-member forensic medical committee appointed to determine the cause of death of Janashakthi Group Director Dinesh Schaffter, has launched a two-day discussion at the Faculty of Medicine of Peradeniya University yesterday (23).

The committee members will meet today (24) as well to analyze the facts found so far.

The five members of the committee are Prof. Dinesh Fernando, Forensic Medical Consultant at the Department of Forensic Science of University of Peradeniya, Asela Mendis, Forensic Medical Consultant at the Forensic Science Department of University of Colombo, U.C.D. Perera, Forensic Medical Consultant at the Forensic Science Department of the Ruhunu University, former Forensic Medical Expert of Kandy Hospital S.Sivasubramaniam and P.R.Ruwanpura, Forensic Medical Consultant of Karapitiya Hospital, Galle.

The committee will discuss and decide whether Mr. Schaffter’s death was a suicide or a murder.

The body of Mr. Schaffter was exhumed and a post-mortem examination was conducted at the Karapitiya Hospital again and the purpose of the two-day discussion is to review the reports and facts received so far.

Several rounds of further discussions are scheduled to be held in the future.

Source – Daily News