Kiriyage Susil Rajapakshe vs Republic of Sri Lanka – CA APPEAL NO. 109/2010-2013

In the case between Kiriyage Susil Rajapakshe (Accused-Appellant) and the Republic of Sri Lanka (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of the correctness of the conviction and sentence of death imposed for the alleged murder of the accused’s brother, Kiriyage Abeyruwan. It was determined that the defense’s explanations—including claims of suicide and accusations against others—were contradicted by both eyewitness testimony and medical evidence. The court held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt, upholding the conviction and sentence, and reaffirming that contradictory and unsupported defenses, when disproved by clear evidence, do not suffice to create a reasonable doubt. Reliance was placed on the consistency of the medical testimony and the circumstances