Criminal Court allows trial for newborn abandoned in dump yard

The trial of Hiranya Kumudumali de Alvis will be heard at the Criminal Court this year.

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Hiranya Kumudumali de Alvis, the Sri Lankan woman accused of killing her child shortly after birth and attempting to discard the body at Dhigurah island's dump yard --

Ameera Osmanagic

2024-09-29 16:52:34

Criminal Court ruled today that the case of a newborn found dead in a garbage yard on Alifu Dhaalu atoll's Dhigurah island will proceed in court.

The state is charging Sri Lankan national, Hiranya Kumudumali de Alvis, in the case. She is believed to have given birth to the child, placed the newborn in a plastic bag, and then thrown the baby to the island's garbage dump.

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