The bodies of a woman and child that had been buried under a house during Sri Lanka’s civil war have been exhumed based on a court order, 38 years after the incident.
According to the Divaina newspaper, the woman and child had died in an attack carried out in 1987, with the husband having no choice but to bury them under their house.
Soon after, the man had fled to India, from where he had fled to a European nation, where he had sought asylum.
Upon his return to Jaffna recently, the man had filed a petition at the Jaffna Court requesting to exhume the bodies of his wife and child, to conduct a proper burial per religious custom.
Taking into consideration his appeal and a comprehensive report presented by the Police, the court had permitted the bodies to be exhumed, with the burial taking place per religious customs on Monday (24 Mar). (Newswire)