Trial of Mel Gunasekera murder suspect commences
July 25, 2016 05:07 pm
The trial of the person accused of murdering journalist Mel Gunasekera will commence at the Colombo High Court from September 14, Ada Derana reporter said.
The accused will be cross-questioned when the case is taken up for hearing on September 14, he added.
Senior business journalist, Mel Gunasekera was found dead with injuries caused by a sharp weapon at her residence in Battaramulla on February 02, 2014.
Gunasekera, who specialised in Business Studies from the University of East London, had worked as a Correspondent for the international news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP), covering economic and political affairs in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.