Man jailed for life over 'monstrous' killing of family

Dhanushka Wickramasinghe (far left) with his wife and four young children

Delivering the verdict on Thursday, Justice Kevin Phillips condemned De-Zoysa's "stupefying, monstrous" actions. "You are the stuff of nightmares... You have caused so much loss and grief," he said.

A family friend, 40-year-old Gamini Amarakoon, was also killed, while the father Dhanushka Wickramasinghe was wounded.

Febrio De-Zoysa, a 20-year-old student, was living with the family in March 2024 when he fatally stabbed Darshani Ekan

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