Funeral for Sri Lankan family slain in Ottawa to be held on Sunday
Sri Lanka, March 15 -- OTTAWA - A public funeral for the six people killed last week in Barrhaven will be held on Sunday afternoon.
In a news release Thursday, the Buddhist Congress of Canada (BCC) said the multi-faith service will be at 1 p.m. at the Infinity Convention Centre on Gibford Drive south of Ottawa's core.
Four children and two adults were killed in a townhouse in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven March 6.
Police identified five of the victims as a family of newcomers to Canada from Sri Lanka.
35-year-old Darshani Dilanthika Ekanayake, was killed along with her four young children - daughters Kelly, who was two months old; Ranaya, 3; and Ashwini, 4 - and son Inuka, 7.
The body of another man, 40-year-old Gamini Amarakoon, wa...
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