Colombo High Court on Thursday (25) sentenced Staff Sergent R.M Sunil Rathnayake,a member of Army to death for murder of a group of 8 Tamils in Mirusuvil, Jaffna

The case was taken up before high court judges Lalith Jayasooriya and Preethi Padman Surasenaagainst against the staff sergeant and four other defendants.It was handled by Deputy Solicitor General Sarath Jayamanne.

However, as certain suspicions arose in the evidence of the other four defendants, the Colombo High court decided that they be released.

The civil group including 2 children was believed to be killed after abducting on December 19 in 2000.Their bodies were found in a mass grave, about 16 miles east of Jaffna town.