Death sentence was imposed on a suspect who killed his wife by Hambantota High Court Judge Thamara Thennakone.
He murdered his wife after attacking her with a sharp knife over a family dispute on July 27 in 1998.
The 60-year-old suspect is a resident of Malay colony at Badagiriya in Hambanthota.
The victim was identified as Pakeer Mohamed Julay, a mother of two children. State counsel Rangika Rajapaksa and PC S. Mahinda appeared for the complainant.
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