| 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, Canada. 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.