A vigil was held Saturday in Palmadeo Park in memory of the six people killed Wednesday night at a home in Barrhaven.
The victims were Darshani Dilanthika Ekanayake, 35, and her four children: Inuka Wickramasinghe, 7; Ashwini Wickramasinghe, 4 years old; Ranyana Wickramasinghe, 3 years old; and Kelly Wickramasinghe, two months; as well as her family friend, Gamini Amarakoon, 40, who lived in the house.
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Ekanyake’s husband and father of the children, Dhanushka Wickramasinghe, remained in serious but stable condition in hospital as of Thursday afternoon.
Nineteen-year-old international student Febrio De-Zoysa was arrested and charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder.
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Chief Eric Stubbs of the Ottawa Police Service held a long-stemmed white rose as he paid his respects at Saturday’s somber event.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia Chief Eric Stubbs of the Ottawa Police Service spoke to those who paid their respects at Saturday’s somber event.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia The somber event touched many as people paid their respects and participated in the vigil as rain and wind blew through the park.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia Chief Eric Stubbs lays a long-stemmed white rose at Saturday’s vigil.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia A teacher who taught one of the victims showed emotion as he paid his respects at Saturday’s vigil.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia A woman said a prayer during Saturday’s somber event.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia Politicians, city staff, teachers, religious leaders, friends and neighbors took the time to pay their respects and share a moment for the lives lost.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia A woman wipes away a tear during Saturday’s somber event.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia Chief Eric Stubbs of the Ottawa Police Service addressed the media after Saturday’s vigil.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia A woman said a prayer during Saturday’s somber event.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia Politicians, city staff, teachers, religious leaders, friends and neighbors took the time to pay their respects and share a moment for the lives lost.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe lays flowers at Saturday’s vigil.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia Councilman Wilson Lo and his wife Amelia Howell laid roses at Saturday’s vigil.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia Politicians, city staff, teachers, religious leaders, friends and neighbors took the time to pay their respects and share a moment for the lives lost.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia Politicians, city staff, teachers, religious leaders, friends and neighbors took the time to pay their respects and share a moment for the lives lost.Photo by Ashley Fraser /postmedia
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