Ottawa(Canada) 2 adults, 4 children killed. Arrest made

[ellabella]

19-year-old charged in killing of 6 people, including 4 children in Barrhaven homicides, Ottawa police say

A mother, her four children, the youngest just two-and-a-half months old, and a family acquaintance have been killed in a "mass killing" at a home in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven, Ottawa police say.

ottawa.ctvnews.ca

I lived in this neighborhood until last year. It’s a quiet, suburban community on the edge of the city, surrounded by schools and farms nearby.
There is plenty of rumour but not sharing that. So far police have stated they do not believe it is “intimate partner” related, but have not ruled out another type of domestic incident.

6 killed on scene, and 1 is under arrest. I also believe there is a 7th injured, but that could be the suspect as well.

 

[ms_x_to_the_m]

I heard about this, horrible. It's so tragic and sad.

 

[ellabella]

Mother, 4 young children among 6 killed in Ottawa home; 19-year-old charged with murders

A 19-year-old man has been charged with the murder of 6 people in Ottawa including a mother and her four children.

toronto.citynews.ca

The family has been identified as being members of the local Sri Lankan community and articles so far seem to indicate the father survived(but may have been the one injured). I don’t want people assuming he is the suspect as so far there seems to be indications of 2 people remaining after. One who was the suspect and one who was injured.

Press conference in approximately 90 minutes.

 

[ellabella]

The poor babies were 7, 3, 2, and 2.5 months.

Mom, children, and a family friend living with them killed, all with an edged weapon. Father injured but survived. Killer was a 19 year old. No word on motive.

All victims and suspect are from Sri Lanka.

 

[dotr]

Victims of horror massacre pictured as 6 including baby and mum killed 'by teen'

Darshani Banbaranayake Hama Walwwe Darshani Dilanthika Ekanyake, 35, her four children and a family acquaintance were killed in a 'senseless' attack in Ottawa, Canada, on Wednesday

www.mirror.co.uk

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-homicide-barrhaven-berrigan-drive-arrest-1.7136366

''Police have identified five of the victims as a family of newcomers to Canada from Sri Lanka. They are:

• 35-year-old Darshani Banbaranayake Gama Walwwe Darshani Dilanthika Ekanyake.
• Seven-year-old Inuka Wickramasinghe.
• Four-year-old daughter Ashwini Wickramasinghe.
• Two-year-old daughter Rinyana Wickramasinghe.
• Two-month-old daughter Kelly Wickramasinghe.

Police said Ekanyake's husband was injured and is currently in hospital in stable condition. He's since been identified as Dhanushka Wickramasinghe.

Another man, 40-year-old Amarakoonmubiayansela Ge Gamini Amarakoon, was also killed.

Febrio De-Zoysa, 19, is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. Police said he is a Sri Lankan national who is believed to be in Canada as a student.

Police said De-Zoysa is also an acquaintance of the family and was living in the home at the time of the killings. He was arrested at the scene about 15 kilometres south of Ottawa's downtown core.''

 

[Snoopster]

Oh that poor father! He's lost his entire family. So, so sad.

 

[vlbay]

Horrific. I can't begin to imagine the father's pain. Such a beautiful family.

 

[dotr]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-homicide-barrhaven-berrigan-drive-arrest-1.7136366

A court sketch of 19-year-old Febrio De-Zoysa, who has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. (Lauren Foster-MacLeod)

Victims of Ottawa mass stabbing threw birthday party for alleged killer just days ago

A family slain in a stabbing spree at an Ottawa home late Wednesday threw a birthday party for their alleged killer just days ago, says a religious leader who knew them.

www.cp24.com

''OTTAWA - A family slain in a stabbing spree at an Ottawa home late Wednesday threw a birthday party for their alleged killer just days ago, says a religious leader who knew them.''

“They (even) helped him to celebrate,” he told The Canadian Press in an interview. “They organized a celebration of his nineteenth birthday last week, a few days ago.”
''The father told Suneetha that there had been no issues between the family and De-Zoysa before the attack.
De-Zoysa had recently moved into their basement as he pursued his studies in Ottawa. The father had even met the suspect's parents in Sri Lanka.
But De-Zoysa was having problems at school and had become suicidal, Suneetha learned from the father.
Instead of killing himself, he “killed someone else,” Suneetha said.''
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[DFWNF]

I saw that too dotr. I wonder if there is more to the relationship with them? Victims of Ottawa mass stabbing threw birthday party for alleged killer just days ago

 

[airportwoman]

I'm guessing that the suspect was a relative of the parents, and/or the other man who died.

This is a complete nightmare.

 

[Tealgrove]

Unbearably awful. That poor beautiful family.

I can’t even imagine.

 

[Minou]

This is devastating.

There must have been more than suicidal thoughts going on for De-Soysa. IMO

 

[Tealgrove]

Is he related to the family somehow?

He’s from Sri Lanka as well. Wondering if he’s a nephew or something.

 

[layer]

Horror

 

[dotr]

Owner of Ottawa home where 6 killed says no idea accused lived there - National | Globalnews.ca

The 19-year-old accused of murdering most of a Sri Lankan family in suburban Ottawa had been a student at Algonquin College in the city.

globalnews.ca

“They’ve been nothing but lovely, super quiet, hardworking, really kind people,” Anna Ryt told Global News. “Neighbours help each other out here,”

Ryt said she had never met the accused. “I didn’t know about his existence” until police arrived, she added.

Police said on Thursday De-Soyza has recently come to Canada to study. Algonquin College – a post-secondary institution in Ottawa- confirmed he had been a student there.

According to the college De-Zoysa last attended the school during the 2023 winter semester, which ran from January to April. He was charged by police on Thursday after what the city’s mayor has called it one of the “most shocking” cases of violence in Ottawa’s history.''

 

[ellabella]

Is he related to the family somehow?

He’s from Sri Lanka as well. Wondering if he’s a nephew or something.

From what I’ve read and understood they are not family, simply community based on being Sri Lankan. The father in the family had met the students father in Sri Lanka so he may have been friends with the father or simply met to facilitate.

 

[ellabella]

Heartbreaking article, on all sides.

‘He blocked us’: Man accused in Ottawa homicide changed recently, family says - National | Globalnews.ca

The 19-year-old Sri Lankan national charged in what police call one of the worst mass killings in Ottawa’s recent history has family in the city who say his behaviour changed.

globalnews.ca

 

[HMSHood]

This is devastating.

There must have been more than suicidal thoughts going on for De-Soysa. IMO

I am thinking injustice collector. All that pent up resentment built up over time.

 

[layer]

I am thinking injustice collector.

Me too