Su Ting Rui and others Vs. The Hon. Attorney General – CA 203-207/2011-2016

In the case between The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (represented by the Hon. Attorney General) and Su Ting Rui, Song Yang, (Ms) Zhang Li, Miss Guan Lu, Miss Li Hui Bo, the court examined whether the accused were guilty of forming an unlawful assembly, murder, and related offenses concerning the death and dismemberment of Sui Lincoln. It was determined that the conviction and sentence for murder were only sustainable against the 1st accused, Su Ting Rui, based on strong circumstantial evidence and the confessional statement. The convictions of the 2nd and 3rd accused for murder were set aside and substituted with convictions for causing disappearance of evidence, while the 4th and 5th accused were acquitted due to insufficient evidence. The holding reaffirmed the principle th