The Trial-at-Bar of Colombo High Court today sentenced to death an Uzbekistan husband and wife after being found guilty for murdering an eight-year-old Chinese child and the baby sitter at Nawala in 2010.

Pronouncing the judgement The Trial-at-Bar Judges Devika De Livera Tennakoon and Wimal Nabuwasam observed that the accused Mashour Eugene and Yanna Brishyana had committed the murder and the prosecution has proved it beyond reasonable doubt.

The Court imposed a fine of Rs.25,000 on each accused and further ordered to pay a compensation of Rs.500,000 each to the aggrieved party.