Gunadasa Alias Appuwa and Another v. Attorney General – sllr 1999 volume 1 page 253

In the case between Gunadasa Alias Appuwa (and another accused) and the Attorney-General, the court addressed the issue of whether criminal liability for murder could be established on the basis of common intention or should be assessed individually based on the acts of each accused under causation principles. It was determined that the evidence indicated similar but not joint common intention, requiring separate consideration of liability for each accused. The court applied sections 293 and 294 of the Penal Code, relying on medical and expert evidence to differentiate the injuries caused by each accused and their contribution to the death. The conviction for murder against the first accused was substituted with a conviction for attempted culpable homicide not amounting to murder, while th