The Colombo High Court reversed a death sentence to be imposed on a woman charged for possessing Heroin after she informed Court that she was pregnant.
High court Judge Padman Surasena before passing the death sentence allowed the accused to make a statement, during which she said that she had three children and also was expecting another child.
Keeping with traditions the lights had been switched off as the death sentence was to be passed on her after being found guilty for possessing 142.04 grams of Heroin, but after her claim the judge decided to call for a JMO report about the accused. The judgment was postponed for August 4.
The woman, Pichchi Iresha Kumudini, 35 was arrested in 1999 from Madampitiya, Colombo with the Heroin.
Source: The Sunday Times Online, August 1, 2011
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