Wimal's wife gives evidence in courts about youth who died in the house

Lahiru Janith, a 24 year old youth died mysteriously last October as a result of taking an overdose of the steroid Viagra, as a consequence of suffering from a heart ailment. Evidence in this connection was called for last 11th (day after Wimal Weeravansha was taken into custody) at Kaduwela Magistrate Courts on which occasion MP Wimal Weeravansha's wife Mrs. Sashi Weeravansha came forward before Magistrate and Additional Judge Mr. Prasanna Alwis and

submitted her evidence in this manner:

"Deceased Lahiru is my son's best friend. From sometime back the two of them have been having a close relationship. Frequently he used to lodge in our house in the nights in the company of my son. In the same way he came on the night of this incident too. He then had his meals after going home and returned once again and asked, 'aunty ... shall I go?' His eyes were swollen. I then asked 'son .. why is this?' He then replied saying 'maybe because of breaking rest'. After that all of them worshipped at my feet and took leave of me and proceeded upstairs. They were watching a movie. Later they went to sleep and it was only in the morning that I came to know.

Around 9 in the morning my son came running and told me 'amma ... Lahiru aiyya is not getting up'. I then answered him saying 'how can that be?' Son then said 'amma come and see ... I am not joking'. I then called Lahiru's mother Rupika over the phone and told her 'your son is not getting up ... come quickly'. Later when Rupika came and started running upstairs and then started crying saying 'ane ... this boy's father also died this way .. something has happened to my son'.  Lahiru was lying face downwards on the mattress. When we turned his up his body we noticed that his face had taken on a different hue. The driver was not at home. I put the boy into the vehicle and took him to Jayawardene Hospital and there the doctors said that Lahiru has passed away.

This young man who mysteriously died in this manner on 26 October 2016 had been residing at No. 71 close to No. 74 down Mangala Mawatha, Hokandara South, Hokandara; the house belonging to Mr. Wimal Weeravansha, MP and leader of Jathika Nidahas Peramuna. Medical reports relevant to the death were not produced in courts that day and the police informed courts that the Government Analyst's Report on the death had not been received after a lapse of 3 months. The Magistrate put off the case for hearing until 22nd of next month.