Son of Dinush Kurera, who has pleaded not guilty to wife’s murder, gives evidence in supreme court trial
Dinush Kurera’s 19-year-old son gave evidence to the supreme court on Thursday about the evening his father allegedly murdered Nelomie Perera with an axe.Dinush Kurera’s 19-year-old son gave evidence to the supreme court on Thursday about the evening his father allegedly murdered Nelomie Perera with an axe.court that his father allegedly repeatedly slashed his mother with an axe “in a rage” and then turned the weapon on him when he tried to run for help.
He said he was at home on the night of her death when he heard screaming coming from downstairs. He and his younger sister went downstairs and saw Kurera standing near the back door with an axe “raised above his shoulder”, the court heard. He told the court that his father threatened to kill them all by pouring gasoline around the house and setting it on fire if they tried to run away.
“She said: ‘you called me a ho so I decided to be one’, that’s when Dinush got up and swung the axe, but stopped short of hitting her,” the teen told the court.
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