Sarah Jasmin died in 2019 bombing in Sainthamaruthu: Police

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By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): A third DNA probe carried out into the suicide bombing occurred in a safe house in Sainthamaruthu on April 26, 2019 confirmed that Pulasthini Mahendran, alias Sarah Jasmin, was killed among others, the Police Media Division said in a statement.

Early speculations had claimed that Jasmin had fled to India following the April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday massacre, but according to the Police, the Department of Government Analyst now confirms that DNA test results prove 99.9999 per cent that her body was among others who were killed by the bombing in Sainthamaruthu.

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