Suspect charged in mass killing of Sri Lankan family in protective custody
Sri Lanka, March 15 -- OTTAWA, March 15 (Canadian Press) - The 19-year-old charged with killing six people in an Ottawa suburb last week is being held in protective custody, his lawyer said Thursday.
Febrio De-Zoysa was arrested March 6 and is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
"I can comment that he's in protective custody. He's doing OK," his lawyer, Ewan Lyttle, told reporters after a brief court appearance that took place by phone.
De-Zoysa's matter was adjourned until March 28 to give Lyttle time to receive and begin reviewing disclosure from the Crown, a process he suggested would take months.
Police say De-Zoysa, who came to Canada as an international student, had been living with ...
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