"Tragic Mass Killing: Sri Lankan Family Knifed to Death in Ottawa"

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Source: South China Morning Post
"Tragic Mass Killing: Sri Lankan Family Knifed to Death in Ottawa"
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A family from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, was knifed to death in Ottawa, Canada, in a rare mass murder case. The 19-year-old male suspect, who knew the family and had been living in the house, has been arrested and charged with six counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted murder. The victims were found inside a house in the Barrhaven suburb, and the police have stated that they had no previous dealings with the suspect or the family. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau described the incident as a "terrible tragedy," and the Ottawa mayor called it "one of the most shocking incidents of violence in our city’s history."

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