Sri Lanka, July 7 -- The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and death sentence imposed on a man found guilty of murdering his neighbour by electrocuting him with illegally connected live electrical wires surrounding his property in Galle.

A two-judge bench comprising Justices P. Kumararatnam and Pradeep Hettiarachchi yesterday dismissed the appeal filed by accused Ajith Chandana Hewavitharana, affirming the judgment delivered by the Galle High Court on October 16, 2024.

The accused had been indicted for the murder of Medavakandage Chandrapala, who died after coming into contact with electrified wires installed around the accused's betel cultivation and residence on February 6, 2000. Following a non-jury trial, the Galle High Cou...