Air Force Corporal responsible for Marble Beach shooting dies of injuries
August 21, 2013 04:31 pm
The Air Force Corporal,
who shot himself after shooting an airman and airwoman dead at the Marble Beach
SLAF Resort in Trincomalee on August 18, has succumbed to his injuries.
An airman and airwoman of
the Air Force died following the shooting at the reception of the Marble Beach
SLAF Resort in Trincomalee while the Air Force Corporal who had shot himself
after carrying out the shooting was in critical condition, SLAF said.
The Corporal who was
receiving treatment at the Trincomalee hospital died of his injuries this
evening.
Corporal Madura Kumara
Priyadharshana was a 30-year-old resident of the Karandeniya area of Galle.
The Corporal had shot dead the airwoman, who is
a receptionist at the resort, and another airman before turning the gun on
himself.
The shooting is believed to have been carried
out over a love affair, Air Force Media spokesman Air Commodore Andrew
Wijesuriya said.
