| 2024 Ottawa stabbing | |
|---|---|
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| Location | 324 Berrigan Dr, Barrhaven,[1] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Date | March 6, 2024 |
Attack type | |
| Weapons | Knife-like edged weapon |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Injured | 1 |
| Accused | Febrio De-Zoysa |
On March 6, 2024, the Wickramasinghe family, Sri Lankan immigrants, were fatally stabbed inside of their house in Barrhaven, a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario. Four children were killed, along with their mother, and a male family friend. Their father was injured. It was the worst mass killing in the city's recent history.[1]
Febrio De-Zoysa, 19, a Sri Lankan former Algonquin College student residing with the family, was arrested in connection with the incident, and was charged with six counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder.[2][3]
- ^ a b Warren, Ken; Glass, Marlo; Crawford, Blair (7 March 2024). "Ottawa's worst mass killing shocks and devastates Barrhaven, and the city". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Gillies, Rob (7 March 2024). "6 dead after mass stabbing at Ottawa home, student who lived with family arrested". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Gable, Blair (7 March 2024). "Six Sri Lankans knifed to death in Canadian capital in rare case of mass murder". Reuters. Retrieved 7 March 2024.