The Colombo High Court has sentenced five persons to death over the murder of a 21-year-old youth in 2012.
Issuing the verdict today, the court also sentenced two other persons to life imprisonment over the incident.
They were sentenced to life as they had been below the age of 18 at the time of the murder.
The group has been sentenced over the assault and murder of a 21-year-old youth during a clash near a Kovil in Mattakkuliya in September 2012.
Announcing the verdict following a lengthy trial, Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe said the charges had been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. (Newswire)