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Revision as of 02:55, 7 October 2015
Seya Sadewmi | |
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| Born | 16 September 2010[1] |
| Disappeared | 12 September 2015[1] |
| Died | Kotadeniyawa, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka |
| Body discovered | 13 September 2015[2] |
Seya Sadewmi (16 September 2010 – 12 September 2015),[1] was a five-year-old Sri Lankan child who was abducted, raped and murdered.[3] The girl went missing from her house on 12 September 2015 while sleeping with her mother. After an extensive search of the premises by the police K9 unit, the naked body was discovered on the morning of 13 September 2015 near a canal.[4] The body was found 200 meters away from the house. An autopsy revealed that Sadewmi had been sexually assaulted and was strangled to death.[5] Four arrests were made by the Kotadeniyawa police,[6] and two of them were later exonerated after a DNA testing.[7] Third suspect, Dinesh Priyashantha subsequently confessed to the crime and was charged with murder and rape. Later he revealed that his brother manipulated him into confessing.[8] Priyashantha's brother concurred with this and was detained for further investigations.[9]
Incident
Prior to disappearance, Sadewmi was last seen around 8.30pm on 12 September 2015. According to her parents, she was sleeping with her mother at the time, and her father was not home.[1] When he returned home and asked where the girl is, her mother presumably told him that she might have gone to sleep in her grandmother's bed.[10] They both had decided not to investigate this before going back to sleep. She was reported missing the next morning and the Kotadeniyawa police called in for an investigation. The police K9 unit and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) later joined the search. It was reported that her clothes were found on the bed where she slept, which rendered K9 unit unable to trace her scent.[1] The police speculated that she may have been abducted while sleeping with the mother.[1] On the evening, Sadewmi's body was found near a canal 200 meters from her home. According to news reports, the body was naked and a piece of clothe was wrapped around the neck.[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Santiago, Melanie. "Kotadeniyawa parents appeal for child's safe return as disappearance remains a mystery". NewsFirst. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Dissanayake, Ridma. "Seya murder: Teen released". Daily News. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "5-year-old child strangled and sexually molested: JMO". Ada Derana. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Five year old girl's body found near canal". Mirror Citizen. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Fernando, Lahiru. "New details of Kotadeniyawa child's death revealed". NewsFirst. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Seya murder: Police arrest another suspect". Ada Derana. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Kotadeniyawa child murder: first two suspects released". Ada Derana. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Dissanayake, Ridma. "Kondaya reveals gory details of his alleged crime". Daily News. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Santiago, Melanie. "Seya Sadewmi Killing: Police make another arrest". NewsFirst. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Wipulasena, Aanya. "News Seya's tragedy: The search, the discovery and heartache". Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Santiago, Melanie. "Body of Kotadeniyawa missing child found; Magisterial inquest held". NewsFirst. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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