Death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter: Aggrieved party highlights contradictions in postmortem report

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The aggrieved party of late businessman Dinesh Schaffter today informed court that they have noticed several contradictions and inconsistencies in the postmortem report compiled by the Colombo Judicial Medical Officer.

President's Counsel Anuja Premaratne appearing for the aggrieved party told court the initial postmortem report had suggested that death was due to strangulation but final postmortem report submitted to the court has concluded that Schaffter's death was due to cyanide poisoning, contradictory to the initial report.

Meanwhile, taking into the consideration the facts, Colombo Additional Magistrate Rajindra Jayasuriya announced that the verdict of the inquest into the death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter would be delivered on March 8.(Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

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Self harm for what gains Thursday, 09 February 2023 07:51 PM

A lot of details relating to family members being aware of things associated with his harm and death. Thoroughly suspicious and if there is life insurance payout then even more likely it was all a matter of self harm.

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Jagath Leanage Thursday, 09 February 2023 08:26 PM

He has givven water during aragalaya period to the people who protested , his father said recently .

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Buddhist Thursday, 09 February 2023 08:33 PM

Ah ah ah! What a joke!

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Buddhist Thursday, 09 February 2023 08:36 PM

When there was an investigation ongoing who gave permission to cremate the body and not to bury it? If it was a burial then this certificate could have been reinvestigated.

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John rodrigo Thursday, 09 February 2023 09:24 PM

Shafter went to kanatte with cable ties and cyanide and food to poison and kill someone but it misfiered and the intended victim got the upper hand and killed shafter. This will explain everything . The family dont want their son to be known as a attempted murderer so they will try their best to cover things up and accept either a suicide or a murder rather than any further embarasment of their sons true murderous intentions by court proceedings.

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Mike Revere Thursday, 09 February 2023 09:36 PM

Whoever killed Schaffter is trying to change his strangulation murder now into a suicide. Surely all this effort to drink some cyanide from where. Like the Lasantha murder hitting head and surgery later became gun shot.

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C Fernando Thursday, 09 February 2023 10:52 PM

I thought cyanide kills you pretty fast...remember the LTTE cyanide capsules used for quick death if they were captured. So did Dinesh Schaffter put a wire round his neck and tie his own hands before or after ingesting the cyanide?? Wonder who is being protected here, when the police come up with such fantastic explanations.

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johan Thursday, 09 February 2023 09:57 PM

How can it be Cyanide poisoning when they were planned to go to UK in the same evening.For the family it was not an expected incident but for the rogues it was very well planned

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Justice Thursday, 09 February 2023 10:41 PM

This murder will never be solved, just like Lasantha, Thajudeen murders. It's becoming a joke now and its an insult to the victim, just like in other cases!

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Nadi Karunaratne Thursday, 09 February 2023 11:37 PM

Some of the comments posted by your readers are truly repulsive. Especially objectionable are those who confidently assert wild speculation without being appraised of the facts. Clearly it is mysterious and equally clearly it is suspicious.

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Aquarius Thursday, 09 February 2023 11:41 PM

This is the outcome when those responsible for the killing are the untouchables. They are capable of twisting the story and after a few months nobody will remember the real cause of death. It is unfortunate to read some of the misguided comments and feel it's not a murder.

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Gb Friday, 10 February 2023 12:06 AM

Someone's trying to cover his murder up and failing hard, all involved in his investigation should be investigated, didn't he die at hospital? Cyanide is fast acting, being posioned would of showed up on post mortem if done right

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Sugandike B Friday, 10 February 2023 12:11 AM

The investigators have no forensic evidence to claim their story but just stories . We citizens pay so much taxes to maintain those government bodies and those officers. Public has no trust on the system.

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Alam Friday, 10 February 2023 01:16 AM

Victim becomes the perp. Lasantha/thajudeen etc… Sri Lanken twisted reality

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hoodwinker Friday, 10 February 2023 01:53 AM

Call Scotland Yard,

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L Jaya Friday, 10 February 2023 02:13 AM

Could we, Sri Lankans rely on such report totally contradictory to the very first one. I presume the first one was accurate and the second to protect a high ranking person affiliated to government.

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Ram Friday, 10 February 2023 02:33 AM

Victim was a key witness in the Bond Scam and those involved in the Bond Scam likely to be behind. Like many other murder cases like Thajudeen Lasantha this too will be swept under the carpet to save the involved

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Shera Friday, 10 February 2023 03:53 AM

@John Rodrigo You're delusional. Clearly you did not know the victim or his family. So back off.

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Cyanide made in germony Friday, 10 February 2023 05:52 AM

Power money that go with evil sounds will be condemned forever......

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Bandu Abey Friday, 10 February 2023 06:21 AM

Were there any contaminations of car parts, seat, steering wheel, door handle, floors etc with KCN? Any marks/signs of the person who left the car? Did he wear gloves? Why did it take more than six weeks to come up with chemist's report. Has authorities involved in cover up?

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Waco Friday, 10 February 2023 06:56 AM

This man new details about the Central Bank Bond Scam. I feel a powerful politician is behind this assassination. They attended the funeral as well.

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Kingsley Wijesinhe Friday, 10 February 2023 06:57 AM

Here we go round the mulberry bush.

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Tissa Fernando Friday, 10 February 2023 07:37 AM

Murders in Sri Lanka are becoming big puzzles now.

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Neil Friday, 10 February 2023 08:58 AM

It is evident that Sri Lanka CID is incompetent to investigate death of Mr. Shaffter. What a shame. Please hand it over to Interpol. It is a waste of public funds to maintain this CID. Send them home or back to school.

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mohan nihas Friday, 10 February 2023 05:34 PM

There was never a proper murder puzzle solved by the police. Their minds are trained to solve puzzles like only 1 what is 2 ?, they are a incapable inefficient lot. Put bad governing and corrupt heads you have the royal receipe for disaster..... We have to live in this lawless incompetent land till our graves call us.....pity

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